The_Boy_Scout_and_Other_Stories_for_Boys

作者：Richard Harding Davis

播音：David Wales

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RICHARDHARDINGDAVIS,asafriendandfellowauthorhaswrittenofhim,was“youthincarnate,”andthereisprobablynothingthathewroteofwhichaboywouldnotsomedaycometofeeltheappeal.Buttherearecertainofhisstoriesthatgowithespecialdirectnesstoaboy’sheartandsympathiesandmakeforhimquiteunforgettableliterature.Afewoftheseweremadesomeyearsagointoavolume,“StoriesforBoys,”andfoundalargeandenthusiasticspecialpublicinadditiontoDavis’sgeneralreaders;andthepresentcollectionfromstoriesmorerecentlypublishedisissuedwiththesamemotive.Thisbooktakesitstitlefrom“TheBoyScout,”thefirstofitstales;anditincludes“TheBoyWhoCriedWolf,”“BloodWillTell,”theimmortal“Gallegher,”and“TheBarSinister,”Davis’sfamousdogstory.ItisafreshvolumeaddedtowhatAugustusThomascalls“safestufftogivetoayoungfellowwholikestotakeoffhishatanddilatehisnostrilsandfeelthewindinhisface.”