Talk:Ragged Dick
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This article was nominated for deletion on September 8, 2007. The result of the discussion was Keep. |
My comment from the AFD, with refs someone might use to improve this stub article: Well known Alger story, even if not great literature. Received a favorable review in Putnam's Magazine, Second Volume, July-December 1868, page 120 [1]. " A Hunt on Snow Shoes" (1906) by Edward Ellis[2] says this was the book that made Alger famous (p366), and that 200,000 copies had sold by 1906. "Growing Up Postmodern," edited by Ronald Strickland, (2002), page 53 [3] has substantial discussion of the book. Also analyzed in "Intimate and authentic economies," by Tom Nissley, (2002) [4] pp 78-80. See also at FindArticles McGlinn, Jeanne "Rags to Riches: The Horatio Alger Theme in Adolescent Novels about the Immigrant Experience". ALAN Review. Summer 2004. FindArticles.com. 08 Sep. 2007. [5]. Britannica gives this novel prominemce in their online article about Alger; see [6]. These cites, only a small fraction of what can be found at Google Books [7], amply satisfy WP:N. Remarkable longevity of notability, besides selling a lot of books over many years. Edison 04:33, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
