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The Story of a Bad Boy (1870) is a semi-autobiographical novel by American writer Thomas Bailey Aldrich, fictionalizing his experiences as a boy in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The book is considered the first in the "bad boy" genre of literature, though the text's opening lines admit that he was "not such a very bad, but a pretty bad boy".
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- 1870
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Feb 26, 2006 · The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- English
- 1870
- The Story of a Bad Boy
Feb 25, 2006 · THE STORY OF A BAD BOY. by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. CONTENTS. Chapter One In Which I Introduce Myself. Chapter Two In Which I Entertain Peculiar Views. Chapter Three On Board the Typhoon. Chapter Four Rivermouth. Chapter Five The Nutter House and the Nutter Family. Chapter Six Lights and Shadows. Chapter Seven One Memorable Night.
Complete summary of Thomas Bailey Aldrich's The Story of a Bad Boy. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Story of a Bad Boy.
Aug 20, 2015 · A fictionalized account of the author's own childhood, The Story of a Bad Boy was controversial when it first appeared in 1869, but is now hailed as the precursor to other 'bad boy' stories such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It stands in its own right as a hugely enjoyable tale.
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Sep 19, 2022 · The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Publication date 1897 Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 352420306.
The Story of a Bad Boy. In 1869 Thomas Bailey Aldrich introduced to American literature the original “bad boy”--that all-American boy who plays harmless pranks, devises exciting...
