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The cover image was fabricated from the title page and is placed in the public domain.
THE HUMAN BOY
BY
EDEN PHILLPOTTS
AUTHOR OF “CHILDREN OF THE MIST”
“FOLLY AND FRESH AIR” ETC.
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
1900
TO
PHILLPOTTS “MINOR”
AS A TRIFLING TRIBUTE OF FRATERNAL REGARD
AND IN GREEN AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
OUR HAPPY BOYHOOD