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To these may be added the number of bound yearly volumes of magazines for juveniles of which the writer has been the editor for thirty two years, making one hundred and thirty volumes of this kind, besides half a dozen or more for adults, to say nothing of nine hundred stories, long and short, for periodicals. TO THESE MAY BE ADDED THE NUMBER OF BOUND YEARLY VOLUMES OF MAGAZINES FOR JUVENILES OF WHICH THE WRITER HAS BEEN THE EDITOR FOR THIRTY TWO YEARS MAKING ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY VOLUMES OF THIS KIND BESIDES HALF A DOZEN OR MORE FOR ADULTS TO SAY NOTHING OF NINE HUNDRED STORIES LONG AND SHORT FOR PERIODICALS
eparates youth from maturity, and entering fully into the spirit of the scenes he describes. He has endeavored to combine healthy moral lessons with a sufficient amount of exciting interest to render the story attractive to the young; and he hopes he has not mingled these elements of a good juvenile book in disproportionate quantities. Thus was laid the foundation of the writer's life-work for young people, after an initiation of over twenty years as a teacher in the schools of Boston, in all grades from usher to principal. Even then he had not the remotest idea of becoming an author; he never definitely prepared himself for such a profession; and, as he has often stated it, he "blundered into the business of writing books for the young," though he had had considerable experience in story-writing for magazines and newspapers. This beginning has been followed by ninety-six volumes in sets of six volumes or more, and two others, the whole of the ninety-eight books being for young people. TE OF YEARS THAT SEPARATES YOUTH FROM MATURITY AND ENTERING FULLY INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE SCENES HE DESCRIBES HE HAS ENDEAVORED TO COMBINE HEALTHY MORAL LESSONS WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF EXCITING INTEREST TO RENDER THE STORY ATTRACTIVE TO THE YOUNG AND HE HOPES HE HAS NOT MINGLED THESE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD JUVENILE BOOK IN DISPROPORTIONATE QUANTITIES THUS WAS LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE WRITER'S LIFE WORK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFTER AN INITIATION OF OVER TWENTY YEARS AS A TEACHER IN THE SCHOOLS OF BOSTON IN ALL GRADES FROM USHER TO PRINCIPLE EVEN THEN HE HAD NOT THE REMOTEST IDEA OF BECOMING AN AUTHOR HE NEVER DEFINITELY PREPARED HIMSELF FOR SUCH A PROFESSION AND AS HE HAS OFTEN STATED IT HE BLUNDERED INTO THE BUSINESS OF WRITING BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG THOUGH HE HAD HAD CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN STORY WRITING FOR MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS THIS BEGINNING HAS BEEN FOLLOWED BY NINETY SIX VOLUMES IN SETS OF SIX VOLUMES OR MORE AND TWO OTHERS THE WHOLE OF THE NINETY EIGHT BOOKS BEING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
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