Rufus and Rose; Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready
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About This Book
First published in 1870 by Loring, Boston.
Chapters (84)(click to expand)
- RUFUS AND ROSE;
- OR, THE FORTUNES OF ROUGH AND READY.
- AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "FAME AND FORTUNE," "MARK, THE MATCH BOY," "ROUGH AND READY," "BEN, THE LUGGAGE BOY," "CAMPAIGN SERIES," "LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES," ETC. PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.
- To MY YOUNG FRIENDS, HENRY AND EUGENE, THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE.
- RUFUS AND ROSE;
- OR, THE FORTUNES OF ROUGH AND READY.
- CHAPTER I.
- NEW PLANS.
- CHAPTER II.
- THE HOUSE IN WAVERLEY PLACE.
- CHAPTER III.
- JAMES MARTIN'S VICISSITUDES.
- "Don't you try to fool me."
- CHAPTER IV.
- HOW JAMES MARTIN CAME TO GRIEF.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE LAST EVENING IN FRANKLIN STREET.
- CHAPTER VI.
- A NEW HOME.
- CHAPTER VII.
- A NEW ENTERPRISE.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- THE NEW BOARDING-HOUSE.
- CHAPTER IX.
- AT THE END OF THREE MONTHS.
- CHAPTER X.
- MR. MARTIN AGAIN APPEARS ON THE SCENE.
- CHAPTER XI.
- MR. MARTIN'S WILD-GOOSE CHASE.
- CHAPTER XII.
- MARTIN'S LUCK TURNS.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- MARTIN MAKES A BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- HOW RUFUS SUCCEEDED IN BUSINESS.
- CHAPTER XV.
- THE TIN BOX.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- MR. VANDERPOOL.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- DIVIDING THE SPOILS.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- RUFUS ENTRAPPED.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- IN A TRAP.
- CHAPTER XX.
- HUMPY.
- I'll teach you to do it again."
- CHAPTER XXI.
- SUSPENSE.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- MARTIN GROWS SUSPICIOUS.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- ESCAPE.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- HOW RUFUS GOT BACK.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- UNPLEASANT DISCOVERIES.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- CONCLUSION.
- Tattered Tom: or, The Adventures of a Street Arab.
- FAMOUS ALGER BOOKS.
- RAGGED DICK SERIES.
- TATTERED TOM SERIES. (First Series.)
- TATTERED TOM SERIES. (Second Series.)
- LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. (First Series.)
- LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. (Second Series.)
- BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES.
- CAMPAIGN SERIES.
- PACIFIC SERIES.
- ATLANTIC SERIES
- Famous Castlemon Books.
- GO AHEAD SERIES.
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES.
- SPORTSMAN'S CLUB SERIES.
- FRANK NELSON SERIES.
- BOY TRAPPER SERIES.
- ROUGHING IT SERIES.
- ROD AND GUN SERIES.
- CAMPING OUT SERIES.
- JACK HAZARD SERIES.
- BOY PIONEER SERIES.
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