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This is an introduction to the republication of "The Boat Club," and this book suggested what has been written so far. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE REPUBLICATION OF THE BOAT CLUB AND THIS BOOK SUGGESTED WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN SO FAR
, 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. 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. This is the literary record of the author in the seventy-fifth year of his age; and being still in fair physical condition, it is possible that more may be added to the number.  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 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 THIS IS THE LITERARY RECORD OF THE AUTHOR IN THE SEVENTY FIFTH YEAR OF HIS AGE AND BEING STILL IN FAIR PHYSICAL CONDITION IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MORE MAY BE ADDED TO THE NUMBER
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