CONTENTS.
Jr. Horatio Alger
CHAPTER
PAGE
I.
Ben and His Stepfather
1
II.
Ben Witnesses an Explosion
9
III.
Mr. Winter’s Savings Bank
13
IV.
An Exciting Encounter
21
V.
A Midnight Call
29
VI.
A Disappointed Burglar
34
VII.
Ben Forms a Sudden Determination
42
VIII.
Ben Arrives in Boston
51
IX.
Ben Becomes a Hero
60
X.
Ben Dines in Mt. Vernon Street
68
XI.
Ben Has a Narrow Escape
76
XII.
A New Acquaintance
84
XIII.
Ben is Introduced to a Poet
93
XIV.
Things at Wrayburn
102
XV.
Ben Gets Employment
111
XVI.
Ben Visits Mr. Simpson
120
XVII.
Rivals in Business
129
XVIII.
Rehearsing
133
XIX.
Ben Makes His
DÉbut
146
XX.
Ben’s Letter Home
155
XXI.
Ben Meets with a Loss
164
XXII.
George Grayson Comes to Grief
173
XXIII.
A Strange Adventure
177
XXIV.
Ben Plays a Part
181
XXV.
The Mystery Deepens
189
XXVI.
Ben’s Strange Prosperity
198
XXVII.
Mrs. Harcourt’s Sudden Resolution
206
XXVIII.
Ben Makes Some Titled Friends
215
XXIX.
The Mordaunt Family
223
XXX.
Ben’s Progress
231
XXXI.
Unwelcome
News
239
XXXII.
Jacob Winter
247
XXXIII.
A Startling Incident
255
XXXIV.
Mrs. Harcourt’s Letter
263
XXXV.
Basil Wentworth Reaches Geneva
271
XXXVI.
Mr. Snodgrass Suggests an Investment
280
XXXVII.
Frank Mordaunt
288
XXXVIII.
Ben Overhears an Important Conversation
294
XXXIX.
Ben Consults a Lawyer
300
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BEN BRUCE:
SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A BOWERY NEWSBOY.
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