1) Alleged Soviet spy Hiss 2) Algerian city 3) Author 4) Author at large 5) Author for boys 6) Author horatio 7) Author of books for boys 8) Author of From Rags to Riches 9) Author of Luck and Pluck 10) Author of phil the fiddler 11) Author of Ragged Dick 12) Big name in dime novels 13) Bit of a laugh 
[department] Alger is a former French department in Algeria. The département of Alger existed between 1848 and 1962. ==The origin of the administrative divisions== Considered as a French province, Algeria was departmentalised on 9 December 1848, thereby operating according to the same administrative structure as metropolitan France. Three ...[name] Alger is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: ...
[n] - American author of inspirational adventure stories for boys
Horatio Alger noun United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
Alternative name of Algiers, the capital of Algeria
1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys. · a male given name.