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Excerpt from Arthur Brown: The Young Captain Notwithstanding kindness is at times rewarded with ingratitude, and even positive injury, it is by no means so frequent an occurrence as persons naturally censorious, or whose minds have been soured by an unblest experience, would have us suppose. Benefits conferred usually excite gratitude, and sometimes, when the donors have passed away are repaid, with interest, to their posterity. About the P...

Excerpt from The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island This volume of the series finds the boys enter ing upon manhood. Already, by integrity and energy, have they secured the respect and con fidence of their employers and the community. 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 st...

Excerpt from The Young Deliverers of Pleasant Cove Courage to dare, fortitude to endure, enterprise to accumulate, and prudence to retain, are qualities that, however valuable in themselves, when in excess impart to character a coloring dry, hard, and even render it repulsive. But if beneath the exuberance of young life we detect the germs of those sympathies that, travelling beyond the limits of self, recognizing the common bond that links a...

Excerpt from Forest Glen: Or, the Mohawk's Friendship The story here presented not only grasps those terrible vicissitudes in which the frontier life of our forefathers was so prolific, but at the same time con veys many useful lessons and incentives to manly effort, and much curious information in relation to a period in the history of Pennsylvania, when her soil was occupied by a population comprising many different races and religious sect...

Excerpt from The Mission of Black Rifle: Or, on the Trail The story contained in the succeeding pages is one of strong lights and dark shades, and it is thus in virtue of the stormy period during which the events narrated occurred, and because it presents a life-picture of the character and circumstances of men and women who deliberately entered upon a struggle in which life was at stake. There are wholesome lessons for earnest natures, in t...

Excerpt from The Sophomores of Radcliffe: Or, James Trafton and His Bosom Friends That portion of student life termed the sopho more year has obtained an unenviable notoriety. The sudden change that then takes place in all the relations of college life, the elation cousse quent upon passing at one stride from a sub ordinate to a higher position, and the college traditions connected with this period, all con spire to make it a trying one to yo...

Excerpt from Lion Ben of Elm Island IF the writer ever tasted unalloyed happiness, it has been when exciting to manly effort a noble boy, whose nature responded to the impulse as a. Generous horse' leaps under the pressure of the knee. 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...

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.