Rufus and Rose, or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Rufus and Rose, or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready, credited to Horatio Alger, Jr., is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Rufus and Rose, or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Horatio Alger, Jr.. Read in English by Lynette Caulkins; mbm0rxi; David Granville Young; Valentina Vocelli; SamhitaM26; Taylor Roark; Tommy Hersant; JeffE; Jennifer Gosling; ZoinkMeister Patrick Here are the adventures of Rufus, an older brother caring for his sister after leaving their drunk stepfather - captured by counterfeiters - will his honesty, hard work, and luck win out? Nineteenth century New York City is the perfect backdrop for this tale. This is the final volume in a 6-book series that Horatio Alger, Jr. wrote for boys during the mid-1800s. Alger, Jr. focused on stories that show boys rising from impoverished circumstances to successful middle-class positions. These boys often found mentors who helped them improve their situations. Alger, Jr.'s stories were somewhat Dickensian in focusing on New York City runaways, bootblacks, luggage carriers, newsboys, etc., but they were written on a level for boys to enjoy. (Lynette Caulkins)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Rufus and Rose, or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready
• Author credits: Horatio Alger, Jr.
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 27
• Listed recording duration: 4:50:02

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• juvenile
• boys
• new york city

Opening tracks: first 24 of 27

1. 00 - Preface — 3:08
2. 01 - Chapter I - New Plans — 10:47
3. 02 - Chapter II - The House in Waverley Place — 9:38
4. 03 - Chapter III - James Martin's Vicissitudes — 11:58
5. 04 - Chapter IV - How James Martin Came to Grief — 10:34
6. 05 - Chapter V - The Last Evening in Franklin Street — 10:29
7. 06 - Chapter VI - A new Home — 15:53
8. 07 - Chapter VII - A New Enterprise — 10:48
9. 08 - Chapter VIII - The New Boarding-House — 10:46
10. 09 - Chapter IX - At the End of Three Months — 9:32
11. 10 - Chapter X - Mr. Martin again Appears on the Scene — 10:06
12. 11 - Chapter XI - Mr. Martin's Wild-Goose Chase — 11:36
13. 12 - Chapter XII - Martin's Luck Turns — 14:32
14. 13 - Chapter XIII - Martin Makes a Business Engagement — 12:26
15. 14 - Chapter XIV - How Rufus Succeeded in Business — 12:14
16. 15 - Chapter XV - The Tin Box — 10:16
17. 16 - Chapter XVI - Mr. Vanderpool — 11:41
18. 17 - Chapter XVII - Dividing the Spoils — 9:56
19. 18 - Chapter XVIII - Rufus Entrapped — 10:09
20. 19 - Chapter XIX - In a Trap — 10:07
21. 20 - Chapter XX - Humpy — 9:41
22. 21 - Chapter XXI - Suspense — 10:32
23. 22 - Chapter XXII - Martin Grows Suspicious — 7:50
24. 23 - Chapter XXIII - Escape — 10:17

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