Shifting for Himself: Restored Classics to Go Edition

Gilbert Greyson begins Horatio Alger's Shifting for Himself as a boy on the brink of college, only to have his secure future shattered by poverty and a guardian's harsh decree. Raised in comfort, he must suddenly exchange privilege for self-reliance, learning that courage, dignity, and hard work may be the only inheritance he can trust. At Dr. Burton's boarding-school, Gilbert's easy charm is set against his friend John Munford's quiet resolve, and their different prospects sharpen the novel's themes of class, ambition, and moral character. When Richard Briggs sends word that Gilbert must leave school and earn his own living, the young student is thrust into New York's cold realities. Under the supervision of Briggs's arrogant son Randolph and the disdainful Mrs. Briggs, he finds little welcome and even less sympathy. Alone in the city, Gilbert meets hostility, intrigue, and humiliation in the office, where Simon Moore and John conspire to frame him for theft. Yet even as he is dismissed and publicly wronged, Gilbert's quick kindness, calm judgment, and determination to clear his name mark him as a hero learning to shift for himself. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.