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"Ragged Dick" was contributed as a serial story to the pages of the Schoolmate, a well-known juvenile magazine, during the year 1867. While in course of publication, it was received with so many evidences of favor that it has been rewritten and considerably enlarged, and is presented to the public as the first volume of a series intended to illustrate the life and experiences of the friendless and vagrant children who are now numbered by thousands in New York and other cities.Several characters in the story are sketched from life. The necessary information has been gathered mainly from…
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187 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2019Lulu.com · 144 pages · 9780359486434
- Paperback · English · 2019Ragged Dick Or Street Life In New York With The Boot-BlacksIndependently published · 136 pages · 9781099297489
- Hardcover · English · 2018Lulu.com · 104 pages · 9781387805228
- Hardcover · English · 2018Franklin Classics · 308 pages · 9780342951093
- Hardcover · English · 2017Pinnacle Press · 178 pages · 9781374816466
- Paperback · English · 2017Independently published · 110 pages · 9781549647611
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