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Line 1: {{creator}} [[File:Horatio Alger Jr.jpg\|frame\|Horatio Alger, Jr., c. 1868]] '''Horatio Alger, Jr.''' (1832-1899) was the author of a series of popular novels about disadvantaged boys overcoming their circumstances to become successful members of society. Mr. Alger was [[Preacher's Kid\|the son of an Unitarian minister]], and after graduating Harvard University, trying teaching and knocking about Europe for a bit, went into the family business. Unfortunately, there was a bit of a scandal when he was caught having sex with teenage boys. He resigned his post, left town, and in exchange for the whole affair being hushed up, agreed to never seek another ministerial post.