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Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:

Frank Mildmay, or, The Naval Officer (1873)

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One of the first novels of the British navy. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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The Children of the Parsonage (1874)

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A rather depressing chronicle of domestic disasters and early death.

Author(s): Henry Courtney Selous
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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The Little Lame Prince (1874)

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A young prince whose legs are paralyzed due to a childhood trauma is given a magical traveling cloak by his fairy godmother; he uses this cloak to go on various adventures and develops great wisdom and empathy in the process. Read the 1965 edition on... View More

Author(s): Dinah Maria Mulock
Illustrator(s): John McLaren Ralston

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Great Expectations (1875)

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This was the first illustrated edition of the story of Pip and his patron. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Marcus Stone

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Tell Me a Story (1875)

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This first book by Mrs. Molesworth, writing as Ennis Graham, contains six short stories. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)

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In the 1840s a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): True W. Williams

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“Carrots”: Just a Little Boy (1876)

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The story of a family of children, and especially Carrots and Floss. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Being a Boy (1878)

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The story of the author’s boyhood in Charlemont, Massachusetts in the 1830’s. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dudley Warner
Illustrator(s): Champ

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Grandmother Dear (1878)

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Three children go to stay with their grandmother in Paris. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Tapestry Room (1879)

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Two cousins go on magical journeys by way of the Tapestry Room. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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A Christmas Child (1880)

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The story of a young boy whose life is cut short too soon. It is based on the life of Thomas Grindal Hutton, who died at age thirteen in 1875. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Peterkin Papers (1880)

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A collection of nonsense stories about the family of Peterkins who rely on the Lady from Philadelphia to extricate them from their troubles. read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Lucretia P. Hale
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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Toby Tyler (1881)

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Toby runs away to join the circus. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): James Otis
Illustrator(s): William Allen Rogers

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Wood Magic: A Fable (1881)

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In this woodland fantasy young Bevis can talk to the wild creatures. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): None

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Bevis: The Story of a Boy (1882)

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Two English boys camp out on an island in a pond. This first edition was also published in green cloth. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): None

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Eight Happy Holidays (1882)

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Stories of children and the animals in the nearby wood and the holidays they celebrate.

Author(s): Anonymous
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): James Carter Beard
Palmer Cox

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The Prince and the Pauper (1882)

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Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again. Read online at Hathitrust. Or at Archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): John Harley
L. S. Ipsen
Frank T. Merrill

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Rosy (1882)

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A story of small Victorian children. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers (1882)

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A boy, on the eve of his return to boarding school, trades places with his father. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): F. Anstey
Illustrator(s): None

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Jackanapes (1883)

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A young British orphan grows up to be a Captain in a cavalry regiment and gives his life for his friend on the field of battle. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mrs. Juliana Horatia Ewing
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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