"Fame and Fortune:" like its predecessor, "Ragged
Dick:" was contributed as a serial story to the
"Schoolmate," a popular juvenile magazine published
in Boston. The generous commendations of the first
volume by the Press, and by private correspondents
whose position makes their approval of value, have
confirmed the author in his purpose to write a series of
stories intended to illustrate the life and experiences of
the friendless and vagrant children to be found in all
our cities, numbering in New York alone over twelve
thousand.