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When I began to write stories for the young I had a distinct purpose in my mind. How well I remember the books I read, unknown to my parents, when I was a boy! WHEN I BEGAN TO WRITE STORIES FOR THE YOUNG I HAD A DISTINCT PURPOSE IN MY MIND HOW WELL I REMEMBER THE BOOKS I HAD READ UNKNOWN TO MY PARENTS WHEN I WAS A BOY
int a small pamphlet of sixty pages, and dedicate it to the boys of my Sunday-school class, putting all their names upon the page. The plot and plan of the story were clear in my mind; and the moral of it, which was not to be paraded in set terms, was even more clearly defined than the plot and plan. Circumstances prevented the carrying out of this purpose, and the story was not written at that time. Several years afterwards, my publishers, after the issue of a tolerably successful book of mine for grown-up people,--for I had written a great many stories, though none for young people,--asked me to write a juvenile book. I assured them I could not do it; I had never attempted anything of the kind. The publishers insisted, and finally I promised to see what I could do. I had but little faith in my ability in this direction; but the plot and plan of the story I had arranged for my Sunday-school class came back to me, and I went to work upon it. The result of my efforts was "The Boat Club.  I HAD IT IN MY MIND TO PRINT A SMALL PAMPHLET OF SIXTY PAGES AND DEDICATE IT TO THE BOYS OF MY SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS PUTTING ALL THEIR NAMES UPON THE PAGE THE PLOT AND PLAN OF THE STORY WERE CLEAR IN MY MIND AND THE MORAL OF IT WHICH WAS NOT TO BE PARADED IN SET TERMS WAS EVEN MORE CLEARLY DEFINED THAN THE PLOT AND PLAN CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTED THE CARRYING OUT OF THIS PURPOSE AND THE STORY WAS NOT WRITTEN AT THAT TIME SEVERAL YEARS AFTERWARDS MY PUBLISHERS AFTER THE ISSUE OF A TOLERABLY SUCCESSFUL BOOK OF MINE FOR GROWN UP PEOPLE FOR I HAD WRITTEN A GREAT MANY STORIES THOUGH NONE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ASKED ME TO WRITE A JUVENILE BOOK I ASSURED THEM I COULD NOT DO IT I HAD NEVER ATTEMPTED ANYTHING OF THE KIND THE PUBLISHERS INSISTED AND FINALLY I PROMISED TO SEE WHAT I COULD DO I HAD BUT LITTLE FAITH IN MY ABILITY IN THIS DIRECTION BUT THE PLOT AND PLAN OF THE STORY I HAD ARRANGED FOR MY SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS CAME BACK TO ME AND I WENT TO WORK UPON IT THE RESULT OF MY EFFORTS WAS THE BOAT CLUB
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