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Jed, the Poorhouse Boy

by Horatio Alger, Jr.

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateChildren's44 chapters
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Length
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About this book

In a harsh poorhouse ruled by bitter overseers, sixteen-year-old Jed faces daily cruelty with quiet strength and independence. As the oppressive Squire Dixon and his son arrive, Jed must navigate a world that tests his spirit and will to endure.

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Contents

44 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03CHAPTER I. JED.
04CHAPTER II. MR. AND MRS. FOGSON.
05CHAPTER III. THE SCRANTON POORHOUSE.
06CHAPTER IV. AN EXCITING CONTEST.
07CHAPTER V. JED SECURES AN ALLY.
08CHAPTER VI. MR. FOGSON MAKES UP HIS MIND.
09CHAPTER VII. FOGSON'S MISTAKE.
10CHAPTER VIII. MR. FOGSON IS ASTONISHED.
11CHAPTER IX. JED LEAVES THE POORHOUSE.
12CHAPTER X. JED REACHES DUNCAN.

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