Michael O'Halloran (Annotated)

Michael O'Halloran is a spirited urban novel that follows its orphaned newsboy hero, "Mickey," as he survives by wit, labor, and moral courage while caring for the vulnerable child Peaches. Published in 1915, the book blends sentimental realism, reform-minded social observation, and melodramatic plotting, placing Dickensian concern for poor children within an American Progressive Era context. Stra...