Jacks Ward Or, The Boy Guardian
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Jack's ward; or, The boy guardian
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Rather they mention "unnatural familiarity with boys. Subsequent to leaving Brewster, Alger continued to publish in youth journals affiliated with the church. When a member of the Brewster church complained that Alger's influence over young boys was dangerous, the publisher of the journal, Joseph H. Allen, a church elder familiar with the Brewster incident, replied that Alger was entitled to earn a living. Scholars did not unearth evidence of the Brewster incident until more than one hundred years later. Apparently, the records of the local church in Brewster and the Unitarian Convention were incomplete on this point.
This is to be expected since the mater did not proceed to a formal hearing. Part of the Horatio Alger formula is that the hero is falsely accused and loses his job because of manufactured evidence.
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The motivation for the false evidence is that someone wants the hero's job. The Horatio Alger hero leaves quietly without responding to the charges. Later events exonerate the hero.
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This element of the formula dates from before the time of the Brewster episode. Shortly after the Brewster incident, Alger wrote a poem "Friar Anselmo" whose subject had committed some significant sin and devoted the rest of his life to good works as atonement. The friar achieves some sort of peace, realizing the world will be a better place if he continues to live and continues his ministry.
For Alger, writing for boys was his ministry. Coryell as Nick Carter. A Message from the Sea. The Wind on the Moon. In a New World: Dusty Diamonds Cut And Polished. A Story of American Life. Life in the Red Brigade. Only An Irish Boy. Cast Upon the Breakers. Helping Himself or Grant Thornton's Ambition.
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