Jemmy Daily by J. H. Ingraham
April 2026
Originally published in 1843, a quarter century before Horatio Alger became the foremost producer of “rags-to-riches” fiction—and in some errant minds the originator of the genre—Jemmy Daily; or, The Little News Vender: A Tale of Youthful Struggles, and The Triumph of Truth and Virtue over Vice and Falsehood is the story of a desperately poor boy who eschews immoral temptations and instead becomes a newsboy hawking newspapers on the street—a rather new occupation in Boston at the time.
By diligent effort, clever innovation, and strong work ethic he pulls himself and his mother out of poverty... the quintessential American success story.
By diligent effort, clever innovation, and strong work ethic he pulls himself and his mother out of poverty... the quintessential American success story.