THE BOYHOOD OF
GREAT INVENTORS


THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE.
Frontispiece.


The Boyhood of
Great Inventors

BY
A. FRASER ROBERTSON
AUTHOR OF “EARLY YEARS OF SOME NOBLE LIVES”

NEW EDITION

LONDON
JOHN F. SHAW AND CO.
48, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.


UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.


THE BOYHOOD OF GREAT INVENTORSA. Fraser Robertson.
TWILIGHT STORIESCatharine Shaw.
FOR LOVE AND DUTYFrank Saville.
THE BOYS OF ALL SAINTSMabel Mackintosh.
DARING DEEDSFrank Saville.
MIDSHIPMITE CURLYDr. Gordon Stables.
THE DOG CRUSOER. M. Ballantyne.
THE SWORD OF THE CAREWSDuncan McLaren.
THE NUGGET FINDERSH. Alger.
ROBIN HOOD & HIS BRAVE FORESTERSS. Percy.
MARTIN RATTLERR. M. Ballantyne.
THE KING’S MESSENGERL. Marston.
FOUR, AND WHAT THEY DIDH. Campbell.
FOR WANT OF A WORDM. Mackintosh.
FOR ELSIE’S SAKEJ. Chappell.
CURLEY’S CRYSTALEmma Marshall.
IN SHADOWLANDE. Everett-Green.
ROB AND MAGL. Marston.
THAT BOY TOMIsmay Thorn.
TIM’S TREASUREAlice Lang.
LITTLE BOOTSJ. Harrison.
CLEMENT AND GEORDIEEmma Marshall.
GOLD THAT GLITTERSE. S. Holt.
PETER’S PROMISESEmma Marshall.
MOLLIE WYNTERM. Mackintosh.
THE SLAVE GIRL OF POMPEIIE. S. Holt.
MISS PRIMROSEAgnes Giberne.
MAB’S BURDENSE. Boddy.
BESIDE ALL WATERSM. L. Astree.
WATCHING FOR THE KINGL. Marston.
NAN, THE CIRCUS GIRLFrances Stratton
HOW THE TIDE TURNEDS. Watson.
A BROTHER’S RANSOMAlice Lang.
LITTLE EYEBRIGHTAgnes Giberne.
A LITTLE CURIOSITYEmma Marshall.
MADCAP MARIGOLDMabel Mackintosh.
THE GOLDEN PAVEMENTE. Chapman.
A WAIF OF THE WAVESS. Watson.
CHRISTOPHER’S NEW HOMEEmma Marshall.
HIRA’S QUESTL. Marston.
FROGGY’S LITTLE BROTHERBrenda.

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