The Story of a Bad Boy
The Story of a Bad Boy, classic children’s novel by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, published serially in Our Young Folks (1869) and in book form in 1870. An autobiographical book about a happy boyhood, it was the first full-length children’s book in which the protagonist was a realistic boy instead of a priggish paragon.
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Article Title:
The Story of a Bad Boy
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
31 January 2018
Access Date:
March 14, 2025