Julius.
The Young Outlaw.
Sam's Chance.
The Telegraph Boy.

CAMPAIGN SERIES.

Frank's Campaign.
Paul Prescott's Charge.
Charlie Codman's Cruise.

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.
Victor Vane, or the Young Secretary.
Adrift in the City.

FRANK AND FEARLESS SERIES.

Frank Hunter's Peril.
The Young Salesman.
Frank and Fearless.

GOOD FORTUNE LIBRARY.

Walter Sherwood's Probation.
The Young Bank Messenger.
A Boy's Fortune.

RUPERT'S AMBITION.

JED, THE POOR-HOUSE BOY.

* * * * *

HARRY CASTLEMON.

HOW I CAME TO WRITE MY FIRST BOOK.

When I was sixteen years old I belonged to a composition class. It was
our custom to go on the recitation seat every day with clean slates, and
we were allowed ten minutes to write seventy words on any subject the
teacher thought suited to our capacity. One day he gave out "What a Man
Would See if He Went to Greenland." My heart was in the matter, and
before the ten minutes were up I had one side of my slate filled. The
teacher listened to the reading of our compositions, and when they were
all over he simply said: "Some of you will make your living by writing
one of these days." That gave me something to ponder upon. I did not say
so out loud, but I knew that my composition was as good as the best of
them. By the way, there was another thing that came in my way just then.
I was reading at that time one of Mayne Reid's works which I had drawn
from the library, and I pondered upon it as much as I did upon what the
teacher said to me. In introducing Swartboy to his readers he made use
of this expression: "No visible change was observable in Swartboy's
countenance." Now, it occurred to me that if a man of his education
could make such a blunder as that and still write a book, I ought to be
able to do it, too. I went home that very day and began a story, "The
Old Guide's Narrative," which was sent to