Rufus and Rose; Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready

by Jr. Horatio Alger

  FAMOUS ALGER BOOKS.

  Horatio Alger, Jr., has attained distinction as one of the most popularwriters of books for boys, and the following list comprises all of hisbest books.

  RAGGED DICK SERIES.

  Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York. Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter. Mark the Match Boy; or, Richard Hunter's Ward. Rough and Ready; or, Life among the New York Newsboys. Ben the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves. Rufus and Rose; or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready.

  TATTERED TOM SERIES. (First Series.)

  Tattered Tom; or, The Story of a Street Arab. Paul the Peddler; or, The Adventures of a Young Street Merchant. Phil the Fiddler; or, The Young Street Musician. Slow and Sure; or, From the Sidewalk to the Shop.

  TATTERED TOM SERIES. (Second Series.)

  Julius; or, The Street Boy Out West. The Young Outlaw; or, Adrift in the World. Sam's Chance and How He Improved it. The Telegraph Boy.

  LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. (First Series.)

  Luck and Pluck; or, John Oakley's Inheritance. Sink or Swim; or, Harry Raymond's Resolve. Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe. Strive and Succeed; or, The Progress of Walter Conrad.

  LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. (Second Series.)

  Try and Trust; or, The Story of a Bound Boy. Bound to Rise; or, How Harry Walton Rose in the World. Risen from the Ranks; or, Harry Walton's Success. Herbert Carter's Legacy; or, The Inventor's Son.

  BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES.

  Brave and Bold; or, The Story of a Factory Boy. Jack's Ward; or, The Boy Guardian. Shifting for Himself; or, Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes. Wait and Hope; or, Ben Bradford's Motto.

  CAMPAIGN SERIES.

  Frank's Campaign; or, the Farm and the Camp. Paul Prescott's Charge. Charlie Codman's Cruise.

  PACIFIC SERIES.

  The Young Adventurer; or, Tom's Trip Across the Plains. The Young Miner; or, Tom Nelson in California. The Young Explorer; or, Among the Sierras. Ben's Nugget; or, A Boy's Search for Fortune. A Story of the Pacific Coast.

  ATLANTIC SERIES

  The Young Circus Rider; or, The Mystery of Robert Rudd. Do and Dare; or, A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune. Hector's Inheritance; or, Boys of Smith Institute.

  Famous Castlemon Books.

  No author of the present day has become a greater favorite with boysthan "Harry Castlemon," every book by him is sure to meet with heartyreception by young readers generally. His naturalness and vivacity leadshis readers from page to page with breathless interest, and when onevolume is finished the fascinated reader, like Oliver Twist, asks "formore."

  By Harry Castlemon.

  GUNBOAT SERIES.

  Frank the Young Naturalist. Frank in the Woods. Frank on the Prairie. Frank on a Gunboat. Frank before Vicksburg. Frank on the Lower Mississippi.

  GO AHEAD SERIES.

  Go Ahead; or, The Fisher Boy's Motto. No Moss; or, The Career of a Rolling Stone. Tom Newcombe; or, The Boy of Bad Habits.

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES.

  Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho. Frank among the Rancheros. Frank in the Mountains.

  SPORTSMAN'S CLUB SERIES.

  The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle. The Sportsman's Club Afloat. The Sportsman's Club among the Trappers.

  FRANK NELSON SERIES.

  Snowed up; or, The Sportsman's Club in the Mountains. Frank Nelson in the Forecastle; or, the Sportsman's Club among the Whalers. The Boy Traders; or, The Sportsman's Club among the Boers.

  BOY TRAPPER SERIES.

  The Buried Treasure; or, Old Jordan's "Haunt" The Boy Trapper; or, How Dave filled the Order. The Mail Carrier.

  ROUGHING IT SERIES.

  George in Camp; or, Life on the Plains. George at the Wheel; or, Life in a Pilot House. George at the Fort; or, Life Among the Soldiers.

  ROD AND GUN SERIES.

  Don Gordon's Shooting Box. Rod and Gun. The Young Wild Fowlers.

  By C. A. Stephens.

  Rare books for boys--bright, breezy, wholesome and instructive--full ofadventure and incident, and information upon natural history--they blendinstruction with amusement--contain much useful and valuable informationupon the habits of animals, and plenty of adventure, fun and jollity.

  CAMPING OUT SERIES.

  Camping Out. As recorded by "Kit." Left on Labrador; or, The Cruise of the Schooner Yacht "Curlew." As recorded by "Wash." Off to the Geysers; or, The Young Yachters in Iceland. As recorded by "Wade." Lynx Hunting. From Notes by the Author of "Camping Out." Fox Hunting. As recorded by "Raed." On the Amazon; or, the Cruise of the "Rambler." As recorded by "Wash."

  By J. T. Trowbridge.

  These stories will rank among the best of Mr. Trowbridge's books for theyoung, and he has written some of the best of our juvenile literature.

  JACK HAZARD SERIES.

  Jack Hazard and his Fortunes. A Chance for Himself; or, Jack Hazard and his Treasure. Doing his Best. Fast Friends. The Young Surveyor; or, Jack on the Prairies. Lawrence's Adventures Among the Ice Cutters, Glass Makers, Coal Miners, Iron Men and Ship Builders.

  By Edward S. Ellis.

  A New Series of Books for Boys, equal in interest to the "Castlemon" and"Alger" books. His power of description of Indian life and character isequal to the best of Cooper.

  BOY PIONEER SERIES.

  Ned in the Block House; or, Life on the Frontier. Ned in the Woods. Ned on the River.