Books by

ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE

“Peanut.” Illustrated. 16mo net $ .50

Mark Twain: A Biography. Illustrated.

Octavo, Uniform Red Cloth, Trade Edition, 3 Vols. (in a box) net $6.00

Octavo, Cloth, Full Gilt Backs, Gilt Tops, Library Edition, 3 Vols. (in a box) net 7.00

Octavo, Three-quarter Calf, Gilt Tops, 3 Vols. (in a box) net 14.50

Octavo, Three-quarter Levant, Gilt Tops, 3 Vols. (in a box) net 15.50

The Ship Dwellers. Illustrated. 8vo net 1.50

The Tent-Dwellers. Illustrated. Post 8vo 1.50

The Hollow Tree Snowed-In Book. Ill’d. Crown 8vo 1.50

The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book. Illustrated. Post 8vo 1.50

From Van-Dweller to Commuter. Illustrated. Post 8vo 1.50

Life of Thomas Nast. Illustrated. 8vo net 5.00


HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, N. Y.


Frontispiece: Peanut


Peanut


THE STORY OF A BOY

BY

ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE

AUTHOR OF

MARK TWAIN—A BIOGRAPHY

THE TENT-DWELLERS, ETC.

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

MCMXIII


COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY HARPER & BROTHERS


PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


PUBLISHED OCTOBER, 1913