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He is the son of a distinguished literary man whose works live after him, and who was for several years United States Consul at Glasgow and Edinburgh. HE IS THE SON OF A DISTINGUISHED LITERARY MAN WHOSE WORKS LIVE AFTER HIM AND WHO IS FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNITED STATES CONSUL AT GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH
, could be written, without any of the evil tendencies of these harmful books. I have tried to do this in the stories I have written for young people. I have never written a story which could excite the love, admiration, and sympathy of the reader for an evil-minded person, a bad character. This has been my standard; and however others may regard it, I still deem it a safe one. I am willing to admit that I have sometimes been rather more "sensational" than I now wish I had been; but I have never made a hero whose moral character, or whose lack of high aims and purposes, could mislead the reader. But, Mr. Mayor, I hope you will pardon the egotism of these remarks; for I did not prepare myself to say what I have said, and I was rather surprised into it by your mention of my book name. With the same apology to my readers of the present day for reproducing this speech, and for saying so much about myself, I wish to allow a young gentleman to state the influence upon himself of these books.  IF YOU PLEASE COULD BE WRITTEN WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE EVIL TENDENCIES OF THESE HARMFUL BOOKS I HAVE TRIED TO DO THIS IN THE STORIES I HAVE WRITTEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN A STORY WHICH COULD EXCITE THE LOVE ADMIRATION AND SYMPATHY OF THE READER FOR AN EVIL MINDED PERSON A BAD CHARACTER THIS HAS BEEN MY STANDARD AND HOWEVER OTHERS MAY REGARD IT I STILL DEEM IT A SAFE ONE I AM WILLING TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN RATHER MORE SENSATIONAL THAN I NOW WISH I HAD BEEN BUT I HAVE NEVER MADE A HERO OF WHOSE MORAL CHARACTER OR WHOSE LACK OF HIGH AIMS AND PURPOSES COULD MISLEAD THE READER BUT MISTER MAYOR I HOPE YOU WILL PARDON THE EGOTISM OF THESE REMARKS FOR I DID NOT PREPARE MYSELF TO SAY WHAT I HAVE SAID AND I WAS RATHER SURPRISED INTO IT BY YOUR MENTION OF MY BOOK NAME WITH THE SAME APOLOGY TO MY READERS OF THE PRESENT DAY FOR REPRODUCING THIS SPEECH AND FOR SAYING SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF I WISH TO ALLOW A YOUNG GENTLEMAN TO STATE THE INFLUENCE UPON HIMSELF OF THESE BOOKS
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