Nothing to Eat
Book Author Horatio Alger
Description"I'll nibble a little at what I have got."
--"My appetite's none of the best.
And so I must pamper the delicate thing."
--The least mite will suffice:
A side bone and dressing and bit of the breast.
The tip of the rump--that's it--and one of the fli's"
Part of a series of rags to riches stories of boys achieving the American dream of wealth through hard work, these works can also be seen as helpful in understanding the development of American cultural and social ideals.