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Title: The Boy Scouts Book of Stories

Author: Various

Editor: Franklin Mathiews

Illustrator: Walt Louderback
Arthur D. Scott

Release Date: May 8, 2009 [EBook #28726]

Language: English

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THE BOY SCOUTS BOOK OF STORIES

[Illustration: THE BUTCHER LOOKED DOWN
AT THE FUNNY FACE AND SAW THE KINDLY MOTIVE UNDER THE EXAGGERATED
BLUFFNESS

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THE BOY SCOUTS BOOK OF STORIES

EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

BY FRANKLIN K. MATHIEWS CHIEF SCOUT LIBRARIAN BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

PUBLISHED FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

[Illustration]

ILLUSTRATED BY WALT LOUDERBACK

DECORATIONS BY ARTHUR D. SCOTT

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1920

COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION

So much of my time is given to reading boys' books that, when I read
books for grown-ups, now and again I find myself saying, "What a bully
story for boys to read!" Latterly, I have been putting down the titles
of such stories. When the list began to lengthen, it occurred to me, why
not make a book for boys containing stories like that: stories written
for grown-ups but also of interest to boys in their early teens.

Such a collection of stories could not be made, however, without the
consent of the authors and publishers, but since everybody loves a boy,
I didn't have much trouble in convincing them they ought to grant
permission to use their stories for such a purpose and, as a result, I
am pleased to present to the boy readers of our country the BOY SCOUTS
BOOK OF STORIES.

Looking over the list, I find it covers pretty well the reading
interests of boys. There are stories about boy sco