Mark the Match Boy

or, Richard Hunter's Ward

(1869)

To JAMES ALGER, This Volume Is Inscribed, By His Affectionate Brother.

PREFACE:

Mark, the Match Boy," is the third volume of the "Ragged
Dick Series," and, like its predecessors, aims to describe a special
phase of street life in New York. While it is complete in itself,
several characters are introduced who have figured conspicuously in the
preceding volumes; and the curiosity as to their future history, which
has been expressed by many young readers, will be found to be gratified
in the present volume. The author has observed with pleasure the increased
public attention which has been drawn to
the condition of these little waifs of city life, by
articles in our leading magazines, and in other ways;
and hopes that the result will be to strengthen and
assist the philanthropic efforts which are making to
rescue them from their vagabond condition, and
train them up to be useful members of society. That
his own efforts have been received with so large a
measure of public favor, not limited to the young
readers for whom the series is especially written, the
author desires to express his grateful thanks.

New York, April, 1869.

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