HORATIO ALGER meaning: Rags-to-riches stories, American author

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▸ noun: Horatio Alger Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works.

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defeatism, pessimism, cynicism

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