Nothing to Do: A Tilt at Our Best Society

By Jr. Horatio Alger

Nothing to Do is a long satirical poem on America's leisure class. It is a poem of 300 lines written in the epic style by the American poet. He takes a dig at the said society through Augustus Fitz-Herbert, a young man who foretells the stories of Alger's later rag-to-riches works. As a result of Alger's remarkable skill, Nothing to Do got critical recognition. It was inspired by William Allen Butler's Nothing to Wear, a dig at Fifth Avenue society that had a massive response from readers in an economically challenging time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Jun 2, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547039129

Jr. Horatio Alger

Horatio Alger Jr. ; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

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Horatio Jr. Alger

Nothing to Do: A Tilt at Our Best Society

EAN 8596547039129

DigiCat, 2022

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Augustus Fitz-Herbert, as all are aware,

Having crossed the Atlantic, and got a moustache on,

Likewise being son of a known millionaire,

Stands of course on the very top round of the fashion.

Being taught to consider himself, from his birth,

As one of the privileged ones of the earth,

He cherishes deep and befitting disdain

For those who don't live in the Fifth Avenue,

As entirely unworthy the notice or thought

Of the