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Boys Growing Up Genre

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Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:

Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836)

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Young Jack Easy has assimilated his father's theory of the equality of man, but has yet to reconcile it with things as they are, so is sent to sea to learn a little discipline. This combination of adventure story, satire and humor was the best-writte... View More

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): None

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Oliver Twist (1838)

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Born in a workhouse, Oliver runs away from an abusive mistress to seek his fortune in London where he falls in with a gang of pickpockets. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank

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Nicholas Nickleby (1839)

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Nicholas and his sister Kate must find a way to support their mother, despite their miserly uncle Ralph. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Masterman Ready: or The Wreck of the Pacific (1841)

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This is a robinsonnade written by a captain in the British navy. A family going to settle in Australia is wrecked on a desert island and the old seaman, Ready, helps them survive. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Allen Robert Branston

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Martin Chuzzlewit (1844)

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Old Martin Chuzzlewit tries to manipulate his relatives by the promise of inheriting his wealth. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Oliver Twist (1846)

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Born in a workhouse, Oliver runs away from an abusive mistress to seek his fortune in London where he falls in with a gang of pickpockets. The cover is for the extremely rare parts issue which was published in a single-volume “new, revised and ... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank

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Dombey and Son (1848)

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Paul Dombey’s wife dies giving birth to their son. The father values little Paul only as his heir and neglects his daughter Florence. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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David Copperfield (1850)

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This autobiographical novel was considered by its author as his greatest work, and his readers over the last century and a half have agreed with him. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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The King of the Golden River (1851)

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The Southwest Wind, Esq. pays a visit to Hans, Schwartz and Gluck and things are never the same. Third and later editions have a modified frontispiece wherein the goblin has a conventional nose instead of a “hooter.” Read online at Intern... View More

Author(s): John Ruskin
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Hard Times for These Times (1854)

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The utilitarian Mr. Gradgrind manages to destroy his children’s happiness. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): None

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The Newcomes (1854)

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A family saga culminating in the admirable Colonel Newcombe and his son Clive. In two volumes: Volume 1: Read online at archive.org Volume 2: Read online at archive.org ... View More

Author(s): William Makepeace Thackeray
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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The Coral Island (1858)

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Three young men are shipwrecked on a desert island in the south Pacific. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): R. M. Ballantyne
Illustrator(s): R. M. Ballantyne

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The King of the Golden River (1860)

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Gluck and his two evil older brothers lived in the Treasure Valley until the South West Wind turned it into a desert. How it was changed back again is the burden of the story. In this edition the King has a regular nose instead of the “hooter.&... View More

Author(s): John Ruskin
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Great Expectations (1861)

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Young Pip has a patron -- but who? This first edition of Great Expectations was published in three volumes without illustrations. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 ... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): None

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Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)

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Following his graduation from Rugby, and a long vacation, our hero embarks on his collegiate career. The British first edition is in three volumes. Read for free online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Thomas Hughes
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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No Thoroughfare (1867)

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Based on a stage play co-written with Wilkie Collins, this is the story of two orphans given the same name and the search for a missing heir. The title page by Bedford; frontis by Goodman. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Wilkie Collins
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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King Luckieboy’s Party (1870)

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The months come to greet King Luckieboy at his birthday party.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Story of a Bad Boy (1870)

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A story of the author’s youth in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The highlights are the snowball battle on Slater’s hill and the celebration of the 4th of July. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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At the Back of the North Wind (1871)

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Diamond is visited by the North Wind who takes him on magical journeys. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): George MacDonald
Illustrator(s): Arthur Hughes

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The Favorite Holiday Book for Boys (1872)

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An anthology. Read for free online at the University of Florida.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Et al

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