The Booming of Acre Hill - And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life

Project Gutenberg's The Booming of Acre Hill, by John Kendrick Bangs This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 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 Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BOOMING OF ACRE HILL *** Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Michael Ciesielski and PG Distributed Proofreaders THE BOOMING OF ACRE HILL and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life The Booming of Acre Hill By John Kendrick Bangs Illustrated By C. Dana Gibson Published in New York and London, 1902. 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.