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Boy's Town

William Dean Howells




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  "ONE DAY HE CAME UP TO MY BOY WHERE HE SAT FISHING."

  [See p. 66]]

  A BOY'S TOWN

  DESCRIBED FOR "HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE"

  BY

  W. D. HOWELLS

  AUTHOR OF "THE SHADOW OF A DREAM" "APRIL HOPES" "A HAZARD OF NEWFORTUNES" ETC.

  ILLUSTRATED

  NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

  BOOKS BY W. D. HOWELLS

  Annie Kilburn. 12mo.

  April Hopes. 12mo.

  Between the Dark and Daylight. New, Edition. 12mo.

  Boy life. Illustrated. 12mo.

  Boy's Town. Illustrated. Post 8vo.

  Certain Delightful English Towns. Illustrated. 8vo. Traveller's Edition, Leather.

  Christmas Every Day, and Other Stories. Illustrated. 12mo. Holiday Edition. Illustrated. 4to.

  Coast of Bohemia. Illustrated. 12mo.

  Criticism and Fiction. Portrait. 16mo.

  Day of Their Wedding. Illustrated. 12mo.

  Familiar Spanish Travels. Illustrated. 8vo.

  Fennel and Rue. Illustrated. New Edition. 12mo.

  Flight of Pony Baker. Post 8vo.

  Hazard of New Fortunes. New Edition. 12mo.

  Heroines of Fiction. Illustrated. 2 vols. 8vo.

  Imaginary Interviews. 8vo.

  Imperative Duty. 12mo. Paper.

  Impressions and Experiences. New Edition. 12mo.

  Kentons. 12mo.

  Landlord at Lion's Head. Illustrated. New Edition. 12mo.

  Letters Home. 12mo.

  Library of Universal Adventure. Illustrated. 8vo, Cloth. Three-quarter Calf.

  Literary Friends and Acquaintance. Illustrated. 8vo.

  Literature and Life. 8vo.

  Little Swiss Sojourn. Illustrated. 32mo.

  London Films. Illustrated. 8vo. Traveller's Edition, Leather.

  Miss Bellard's Inspiration. 12mo.

  Modern Italian Poets. Illustrated. 12mo.

  Mother and the Father. Illustrated. New Edition. 12mo.

  Mouse-Trap, A Likely Story, The Garroters, Five-o'Clock Tea. Illustrated. New Edition. 12mo.

  My Literary Passions. New Edition. 12mo.

  My Mark Twain. Illustrated. 8vo.

  My Year in a Log Cabin. Illustrated. 32mo.

  Open-Eyed Conspiracy. 12mo.

  Pair of Patient Lovers. 12mo.

  Parting and a Meeting. Illustrated. Square 32mo.

  Quality of Mercy. New Edition. 12mo.

  Questionable Shapes. Ill'd. 12mo.

  Ragged Lady. Illustrated. New Edition. 12mo.

  Roman Holidays. Illustrated. 8vo. Traveller's Edition, Leather.

  Seven English Cities. Illustrated. 8vo. Traveller's Edition, Leather.

  Shadow of a Dream. 12mo.

  Son of Royal Langbrith. 8vo.

  Stops of Various Quills. Illustrated. 4to. Limited Edition.

  Story of a Play. 12mo.

  The Seen and Unseen at Stratford-on-Avon. Crown 8vo.

  Their Silver Wedding Journey. Illustrated. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. In 1 vol. New Edition. 12mo.

  Through the Eye of a Needle. New Edition. 12mo.

  Traveller from Altruria. New Edition. 12mo.

  World of Chance. 12mo.

  FARCES:

  A Letter of Introduction. Illustrated. 32mo.

  A Likely Story. Illustrated. 32mo.

  A Previous Engagement. 32mo. Paper.

  Evening Dress. Illustrated. 32mo.

  Five-o'Clock Tea. Illustrated. 32mo.

  Parting Friends. Illustrated. 32mo.

  The Albany Depot. Illustrated. 32mo.

  The Garroters. Illustrated. 32mo.

  The Mouse-Trap. Illustrated. 32mo.

  The Unexpected Guests. Illustrated. 32mo.

  HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK

  Copyright, 1890, by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS.

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  PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA