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Excerpt from Mostly Boys: Short Stories It was five minutes after nine on the morning of December 23d, when a small boy, with an expression akin to the pathetic upon his smug features, entered the Second Academic classroom of Marquette College, Milwaukee, and handed his teacher this note: Mr. Lawton read this communication with a frown. He was impatient of late-comers, as are all earnest teachers. His frown quickly disappeared, however, as a...

Excerpt from Percy Wynn or Making a Boy of Him The author favors in a particular manner that portion of the thirteenth chapter where Martin Peters recalls to mind the catechism class of the preceding day, and thinks this the finest passage in his book. As he has borrowed the substance of this passage from the writings of Father Spee, s.j., a famous Jesuit, poet, and reformer of the sixteenth century, he feels no qualms of modesty in making th...

Excerpt from Ethelred Preston: Or the Adventures of a Newcomer I fancy the small boys of Henryton College are going to be awakened from their mid-winter dulness. I must see the vice-president at once/' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology ...

Excerpt from My Strange Friend The cessation of my morning head ache was almost due when my sister, singing gayly, tripped into my room with a letter, which she handed me with a mock bow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally r...

Excerpt from Bobby in Movieland Angeles and its environment, it is but fair to state that with the taking off of shoes and socks the process of disrobing was really far advanced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruc...

The story opens with 10-year-old Tom Playfair being quite a handful for his well-meaning but soft-hearted aunt. (Tom's mother has died.) Mr. Playfair decides to ship his son off to St. Maure's boarding school--an all-boys academy run by Jesuits--to shape him up, as well as to help him make a good preparation for his upcoming First Communion. Tom's adventures are just about to begin. Life at St. Maure's will not be dull!