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RAGGED DICK;
OR,
STREET LIFE IN NEW YORK WITH THE BOOT-BLACKS.
BY HORATIO ALGER JR.
To Joseph W. Allen,
at whose suggestion this story was undertaken,
it is inscribed with friendly regard.
PREFACE
"Ragged Dick" was contributed as a serial story to the pages of the