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The Booming of Acre Hill
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Title: The Booming of Acre Hill And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life
Author: John Kendrick Bangs
Release Date: February 26, 2004 [EBook #11309] [Date last updated: November 19, 2004]
Language: English
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THE BOOMING OF ACRE HILL
AND OTHER REMINISCENCES OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN LIFE
[Illustration: "I'll Never, Never, Never, So Long As I Live"]
The Booming of Acre Hill
By
John Kendrick Bangs
Illustrations
By C. Dana Gibson
Published 1902 in New York and London
TO
WILLIAM LIVERMORE KINGMAN
WITH AFFECTIONATE REGARDS
These stories by Mr. Bangs have appeared from time to time in _The Ladies Home Journal, The Woman's Home Companion_, and the various publications of Messrs. HARPER & BROTHERS.
CONTENTS
THE BOOMING OF ACRE HILL
THE STRANGE MISADVENTURES OF AN ORGAN
THE PLOT THAT FAILED
THE BASE INGRATITUDE OF BARKIS, M.D.
THE UTILITARIAN MR. CARRAWAY
THE BOOK SALES OF MR. PETERS
THE VALOR OF BRINLEY