PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE PRINTER-BOY.

CHAPTER I. THE WHISTLE.

CHAPTER II. AT SCHOOL.

CHAPTER III. A CHANGE.

CHAPTER IV. MAKING CANDLES.

CHAPTER V. THE ROGUE'S WHARF.

CHAPTER VI. TABLE TALK.

CHAPTER VII. CHOOSING A TRADE.

CHAPTER VIII. THE PRINTER-BOY.

CHAPTER IX. FIRST LITERARY ENTERPRISE.

CHAPTER X. THE DISPUTE.

CHAPTER XI. PLAIN FARE.

CHAPTER XII. THE NEWSPAPER.

CHAPTER XIII. THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

CHAPTER XIV. THE ARREST.

CHAPTER XV. THE RUNAWAY.

CHAPTER XVI. ANOTHER TRIP AND ITS TRIALS.

CHAPTER XVII. GETTING WORK.

CHAPTER XVIII. NEWS FROM HOME, AND RETURN.

CHAPTER XIX. BACK AGAIN.

CHAPTER XX. A LITERARY GAME.

CHAPTER XXI. GOING TO ENGLAND.

CHAPTER XXII. FAREWELL TO ENGLAND.

CHAPTER XXIII. SETTING UP BUSINESS.

CHAPTER XXIV. THE JUNTO.

CHAPTER XXV. CONCLUSION.

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