The discreet shenanigans of T.B. Aldrich as a sprout will have, we
guess, an ageless appeal, and here is a fine new edition,
delightfully, humorously illustrated in wispy sketches by the
American painter, Reginald Marsh. Perhaps it is the author's air of
gleeful wickedness with which he relates nineteenth-century
naughtiness, or the successful assumption of small boy ?? but this
beloved story should always find a place among literature's "real
boy" stories from Huckleberry Finn to Home Price. An excellent item
for Christmas gifts. (Kirkus Reviews)
In 1869 Thomas Bailey Aldrich introduced to American literature the
original "bad boy"--that all-American boy who plays harmless
pranks, devises exciting adventures, has an occasional bout of
love-sickness, is bored on Sundays, and is well-liked by almost
everyone. Later followed by Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Story of a Bad
Boy--once called the first truly American novel--is Aldrich's
partially autobiographical tale of growing up in America. Set in
Rivermouth (based on Aldrich's childhood home in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire), it follows the exploits of young Tom Bailey through
snowball wars, schoolyard fights, Fourth of July parades,
adventures at sea, and childhood sweathearts. Now printed in more
than fifty editions and read and beloved by Americans for over a
century, Aldrich's classic is ready to be rediscovered by a new
generation of readers.
General
| Imprint: |
University Press of New England
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
July 1996 |
| First published: |
July 1996 |
| Contributors: |
David Watters
|
| Illustrators: |
A.B. Frost
|
| Authors: |
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 1mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
314 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-87451-794-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-87451-794-X |
| Barcode: |
9780874517941 |
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