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ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I. A NIGHT IN THE TRANSPORT OFFICE.
CHAPTER II. THE PRINTER BOY BECOMES A REPORTER.
CHAPTER III. THE STOLEN LOCOMOTIVE.
CHAPTER IV. A WILD NIGHT ON NEW YORK BAY.
CHAPTER V. “SHADOWING” THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
CHAPTER VI. HOW DICK SPURNED A BRIBE.
CHAPTER VII. DICK LANDS IN MEXICO WITH A FAMILY.
CHAPTER VIII. A VOYAGE TO PORTO RICO.
CHAPTER IX. A STRANDED SHIP AND A BOARD OF SURVEY.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (385K characters)
Release date
2026-04-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1852–1901
A Scottish journalist and novelist, he wrote brisk adventure stories for young readers and also turned his eye to local history in books about Stirling and its people. His work moves easily between sea stories, newsroom tales, and affectionate portraits of nineteenth-century Scottish life.
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