Tattered Tom

The Story of a Street Arab

(1871)

To AMOS and O. AUGUSTA CHENEY, This Volume Is Dedicated By Their Affectionate Brother.

PREFACE:

When, three years since, the author published
"Ragged Dick," he was far from anticipating the
flattering welcome it would receive, or the degree
of interest which would be excited by his pictures
of street life in New York. The six
volumes which comprised his original design are
completed, but the subject is not exhausted.
There are yet other phases of street life to be
described, and other classes of street Arabs,
whose fortunes deserve to be chronicled. "Tattered Tom" is therefore presented to the
public as the initial volume of a new series of
six stories, which may be regarded as a continuation
of the "Ragged Dick Series." Some surprise
may be felt at the discovery that Tom is a girl;
but I beg to assure my readers that she is not
one of the conventional kind. Though not without
her good points, she will be found to differ
very widely in tastes and manners from the
young ladies of twelve usually to be met in
society. I venture to hope that she will become
a favorite in spite of her numerous faults, and
that no less interest will be felt in her fortunes
than in those of the heroes of earlier volumes.

New York, April, 1871.

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