The Telegraph Messenger Boy; Or, The Straight Road to Success

A 1904 boys' adventure novel by Edward Sylvester Ellis, first copyrighted in 1889, following Ben Mayberry, a brave, hardworking country boy who rises from poor circumstances and becomes a telegraph messenger, facing dangers and challenges on the straight road to success.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Making good: rags to riches›City streets, shops, and offices

Reader

Young readers›Adventure and the sea›Making good: rags to riches›City streets, shops, and offices