CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Oliver Hitchcock's Lunch-Room, 1 II. A Lodging in St. Mark's Place, 10 III. The Merchant's Secret, 19 IV. The Mock Philanthropist, 28 V. A Young Dude, 37 VI. Ben Gets Into Trouble, 45 VII. A Strange Adventure, 54 VIII. An Unexpected Meeting, 67 IX. Clarence is Puzzled, 72 X. At the Office of Mr. Codicil, 81 XI. The Home of Poverty, 90 XII. A Surprising Announcement, 99 XIII. A Farewell Call, 108 XIV. What Ben's Friends Thought, 117 XV. Filippo Novarro, 126 XVI. On Board the Parthia, 134 XVII. The Beauforts in Trouble, 143 XVIII. Mrs. Flanagan is Driven From the Field, 152 XIX. Brighter Prospects, 162 XX. The New Home, 171 [v] XXI. The Collapse of an Elderly Dude, 181 XXII. The Romance of a Rose, 190 XXIII. On the Borders of the Lake of Geneva, 200 XXIV. The Maison de Fous, 208 XXV. In a Trap, 218 XXVI. Introduces Two Celebrities, 227 XXVII. A Midnight Escape, 236 XXVIII. Ben's Flight, 245 XXIX. Ben is Missed, 249 XXX. M. Bourdon's Little Scheme, 254 XXXI. A Wanderer in France, 262 XXXII. A Strange Meeting, 267 XXXIII. An Astounding Discovery, 271 XXXIV. Rose Makes an Enemy, 279 XXXV. A Woman's Jealousy, 287 XXXVI. Rose Comes Into a Fortune, 296 XXXVII. Ben Meets His Cousin, 305 XXXVIII. M. Bourdon Has a Bad Quarter of an Hour, 310 XXXIX. Ben and His Uncle, 314 XL. Conclusion, 319 THE BACKWOODS BOY OR THE BOYHOOD AND MANHOOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Horatio Alger Jr. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. —The Log-Cabin, 9 II. —The New Mother, 17 III. —Abe and his Family, 26 IV. —Abe's Schooling, 34 V. —Abe and his Neighbors, 43 VI. —A River Trip, 51 VII. —Lincoln as a Clerk, 60 VIII. —In the Black Hawk Campaign, 69 IX. —In the Legislature, 78 X. —A Case in Court, 87 XI. —Mr. Lincoln forms two Partnerships, 96 XII. —The Lawyer in his Office and at Home, 105 XIII. —The Rail-Splitter enters Congress, 113 XIV. —The First Speech in Congress, 121 XV. —Mr. Lincoln's Family, 136 XVI. —The Senatorial Campaign, 147 XVII. —The Two Giants,{8} 155 XVIII. —Illinois declares for the Rail-Splitter, 164 XIX. —Nominated for President, 173 XX. —Farewell to Springfield, 183 XXI. —A Visit to Mr. Lincoln, 191 XXII. —The Inauguration, 198 XXIII. —The War Begins, 208 XXIV. —Mr. Lincoln in the White House, 217 XXV. —Mr. Lincoln and the little Boy—A Group of Incidents, 225 XXVI. —Mr. Lincoln's Humanity, 237 XXVII. —Anecdotes of Mr. Lincoln, 246 XXVIII. —President Lincoln as a Religious Man, 256 XXIX. —Emancipating the Slaves, 264 XXX. —Elected for a Second Term, 269 XXXI. —The Speech at Gettysburg, 237 XXXII. —The Curtain Falls, 277 XXXIII. —Mr. Herndon's Estimate of Mr. Lincoln, 285 XXXIV. —Mr. Lincoln's Favorite Poem, 299