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Books in the Boys Growing Up genre:

The Carved Lions (1895)

A brother and sister are unhappy at boarding school when their parents must go abroad. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

David Balfour: Being Memoirs of His Adventures at Home and Abroad (1895)

In this second volume, David Balfour continues his adventures as he puts himself on the right side of the law, reclaims his inheritance and finds himself a wife.

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Garden Behind the Moon (1895)

The Moon Angel invites David into a magical realm behind the moon where he must battle a giant. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Howard Pyle
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Golden Age (1895)

A collection of stories about the author’s childhood. The American first edition is smaller format and includes 241 pages. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): None

Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 (1895)

When David Balfour comes to his uncle to claim his inheritance, he is kidnapped and put on a ship for the Carolinas. He escapes and, in company with Alan Breck Stewart, adventures about the Highlands of Scotland.

Author(s): Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Mr. Midshipman Easy (1895)

A young man, who seems very like a fool, is sent to sea and makes good.

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum

My Own Fairy Book (1895)

Includes Prince Prigio, Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia and The Gold of Fairnilee. Read online at archive.org.

The Second Jungle Book (1895)

Eight stories, five about Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): John Lockwood Kipling

The Second Jungle Book (1895)

Eight stories, five about Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): John Lockwood Kipling

The Story of a Bad Boy (1895)

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

Author(s): Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Illustrator(s): A. B. Frost

The Little Girl from Next Door, etc. (1896)

Phil Raymond takes pity on the orphan girl next door and smuggles her off to the seaside in a hamper, where she makes a discovery that alters her life.

Author(s): Geraldine Mockler
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

Mr. Midshipman Easy (1896)

This novel based on the author's service in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 combines naval adventure, satire and humor.  It is perhaps the best written of the author's works from a literary point of view, being comp... View More

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Fred Pegram

The Oriel Window: A Book for Boys and Girls (1896)

On his ninth birthday Ferdy is thrown by his new pony and injures his back. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

Tom Brown’s School Days (1896)

School days at Rugby by an old boy. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Thomas Hughes
Illustrator(s): Edmund J. Sullivan

“Captains Courageous” A Story of the Grand Banks (1897)

Harvey Cheyne falls overboard from his liner on the Grand Banks and is picked up by a cod fisherman who proceeds to make a man of him. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Rudyard Kipling
Illustrator(s): I. W. Taber

The Grey Lady (1897)

The story of twin brothers from a Navy family and what happens when one flunks out of officer’s school. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): Henry Seton Merriman
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

Miss Mouse and Her Boys: A Story for Girls (1897)

An only girl of nine is introduced to five boy cousins. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Mrs. Molesworth
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

Tom Sawyer Detective: As Told by Huck Finn, and Other Tales (1897)

This British edition contains the original text of Extracts from Adam’s Diary as well as the title story and five other pieces.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): None

The Arkansaw Bear (1898)

Runaway Bocephus meets Horatio the fiddle-playing bear in the woods and teaches him the rest of his song as they take to the road. This is the first edition, identified by a misprint of T for B at the start of chapter 2. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Albert Bigelow Paine
Illustrator(s): Frank Ver Beck

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