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FAMOUS STANDARD JUVENILE LIBRARIES.
HORATIO ALGER, JR.
The enormous sales of the books of Horatio Alger, Jr., show thegreatness of his popularity among the boys, and prove that he is one oftheir most favored writers. I am told that more than half a millioncopies altogether have been sold, and that all the large circulatinglibraries in the country have several complete sets, of which only twoor three volumes are ever on the shelves at one time. If this is true,what thousands and thousands of boys have read and are reading Mr.Alger's books! His peculiar style of stories, often imitated but neverequaled, have taken a hold upon the young people, and, despite theirsimilarity, are eagerly read as soon as they appear.
Mr. Alger became famous with the publication of that undying book,"Ragged Dick, or Street Life in New York." It was his first book foryoung people, and its success was so great that he immediately devotedhimself to that kind of writing. It was a new and fertile field for awriter then, and Mr. Alger's treatment of it at once caught the fancy ofthe boys. "Ragged Dick" first appeared in 1868, and ever since then ithas been selling steadily, until now it is estimated that about 200,000copies of the series have been sold.
--_Pleasant Hours for Boys and Girls._
A writer for boys should have an abundant sympathy with them. He shouldbe able to enter into their plans, hopes, and aspirations. He shouldlearn to look upon life as they do. Boys object to be written down to. Aboy's heart opens to the man or writer who understands him.
--From _Writing Stories for Boys_, by Horatio Alger, Jr.
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=RAGGED DICK SERIES.=
Ragged Dick. Fame and Fortune. Mark the Match Boy. Rough and Ready. Ben the Luggage Boy. Rufus and Rose.
=TATTERED TOM SERIES--First Series.=
Tattered Tom. Paul the Peddler. Phil the Fiddler. Slow and Sure.
=TATTERED TOM SERIES--Second Series.=
Julius. The Young Outlaw. Sam's Chance. The Telegraph Boy.
=CAMPAIGN SERIES.=
Frank's Campaign. Charlie Codman's Cruise. Paul Prescott's Charge.
=LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES--First Series.=
Luck and Pluck. Sink or Swim. Strong and Steady. Strive and Succeed.
=LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES--Second Series.=
Try and Trust. Bound to Rise. Risen from the Ranks. Herbert Carter's Legacy.
=BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES.=
Brave and Bold. Jack's Ward. Shifting for Himself. Wait and Hope.
=NEW WORLD SERIES.=
Digging for Gold. Facing the World. In a New World.
=VICTORY SERIES.=
Only an Irish Boy. Adrift in the City. Victor Vane, or the Young Secretary.
=FRANK AND FEARLESS SERIES.=
Frank Hunter's Peril. Frank and Fearless. The Young Salesman.
=GOOD FORTUNE LIBRARY.=
Walter Sherwood's Probation. A Boy's Fortune. The Young Bank Messenger.