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Title: Aladdin & Co.
A Romance of Yankee Magic

Author: Herbert Quick

Release Date: December 5, 2007 [EBook #23745]

Language: English

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ALADDIN & CO.

A ROMANCE OF YANKEE MAGIC

BY
HERBERT QUICK

Author of
"Virginia of the Air Lanes," "Double Trouble," etc.

GROSSET & DUNLAP
Publishers--New York

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Copyright 1904
Henry Holt and Company

Copyright 1907
The Bobbs-Merrill Company

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Contents.

PAGE
CHAPTER I.
Which is of an Introductory Character 1

CHAPTER II.
Still Introductory 13

CHAPTER III.
Reminiscentially Autobiographical 20

CHAPTER IV.
Jim Discovers his Coral Island 39

CHAPTER V.
We Reach the Atoll 46

CHAPTER VI.
I am Inducted into the Cave, and Enlist 55

CHAPTER VII.
We Make our Landing 67

CHAPTER VIII.
A Welcome to Wall Street and Us 77

CHAPTER IX.
I Go Abroad and We Unfurl the Jolly Roger 86

CHAPTER X.
We Dedicate Lynhurst Park 96

CHAPTER XI.
The Empress and Sir John Meet Again 112

CHAPTER XII.
In which the Burdens of Wealth Begin to Fall upon Us 120

CHAPTER XIII.
A Sitting or Two in the Game with the World and Destiny 137

CHAPTER XIV.
In which we Learn Something of Railroads, and Attend
Some Remarka