Adrift New York - Illustrated: Tom and Florence Braving the World

tells the tale of Florence Linden, her cousin, Curtis Waring, and a young man known only as "Dodger." Florence is to inherit a fortune from her dying uncle, John Linden, but only if she marries Curtis. The will also includes Linden's lost son, if he still lives. Rather than marry Curtis, Florence leaves her uncle's house, intent on making it on her own. Of course, she meets with many challenges and faces many dangers along the way before the book ends. Florence occupies a primary role the story. Alger very seldom featured a female.