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A Masterpiece of Humor One of the merriest, sweetest, most wholesome books ever written. Here is a book from which you would not spare a single line or word. You will laugh and cry, and laugh and cry again and again, before you turn the last page of this incomparable record of boyhood life. Young and old, schooled and unschooled, will find the same infinite charm in its pages, and all because, (says ‘Life’) “It is a tag end of the Magic Carpet. Open its pages and, Presto! The years fall away and we are ten again!’” “It is very funny.” -Springfield Republican “The laughs the Diary arouses are hearty reminiscent laughs.” -New York Sunday “It seems too clever to be real.” -Boston Herald “It is a delightful book that takes you back to boyhood days and presents all the fun and frolic of country life.” -Boston Journalist “Delicious humor, contagious fun.” -New York World “For spontaneous, unconscious humor this Diary ranks with the best works of modern fun-makers, and it gains an added interest from the fact that nearly all of the 125 persons who figure in its are still alive, and many of them are now prominent in business or professional life.” -People & Patriot, Concord, N. H. "In his own time he was a living legend – as lawyer, judge, musician, and especially, as author….An estimated 20,000 persons witnessed the parade that concluded the 1938 celebration, one in which they saw carried aloft a 'huge copy' of Shute's best-loved work, 'The Real Diary of a Real Boy,' a work so beloved that it went into at least seventeen editions in his lifetime and at least three more after it (and so beloved that he wrote not one but several sequels to it)." -Malcolm Freiberg, Massachusetts Historical Society “This is a happy, healthy, jolly book.” -Cambridge Tribune “Yes, it’s a real Diary of happy, carefree days, full of native humor, and of special interest because of the revelations of the boyhood of certain conspicuous men.” -Paterson, N. J., Guardian “It is our impression that the boy grew into a very decent and manly man.” -New York Evening Sun “No man will read this book without indulging in personal reminiscence.” -Boston Advertiser “Interesting addition to the study of juvenile psychology, the working of the boyish idea.” -Boston Courier "No interpretation of boyhood and its unconscious humor is any truer or funnier." -Publishers Weekly “Should be read by every teacher who has the care of boys, and by parents as well. They would surely have a better knowledge of the ways of a boy’s heart after the reading. A most charming book.” -Spirit of ’76 “If ‘all the world loves a lover,’ it is equally true that everyone is interested in, and amused by the average boy. The ‘real boy’ of this book is a typical boy, and he wrote his diary in a way to call out a hearty laugh to each line. He found, as a boy, the humor and the tragedy of boy life, and even the tragedy was humorous. He lived I Exeter, N. H., and he and his boon companions called the academy boys ‘Stewdcats.’ Their favorite occupation, when they had nothing better to do, was ‘plugin stewdcats.’ Many of the characters are now distinguished men of affairs. The book is unique in its way and is well worth the price to catch up and laugh over when one feels an impending attack of ‘the blues.’” -Education, Volume 23, September, 1902

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Excerpt from The Real Diary of a Real Boy The examination of this copy-book lasted the rest of the day, and it was read with the peculiar pleasure one experiences in reviewing some of the events of a happy boyhood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Diary Of A Real Boy CD set is more than an audiobook. This 2 CD performance audio set is like a Norman Rockwell painting that has come to life. It is a brilliant comic character performance of this Classic American Comedy based on the classic book The Real Diary Of A Real Boy by Henry Shute. Real accounts of situations and events from the life of a real American boy. Henry Shute's popularity rivaled that of Mark Twain in his time. Grown ups will especially enjoy this comical performance as it will bring back memories of the times when we were kids. A real treat for the whole family. Lots of fishing, dealing with bullies, innocent misunderstandings and mirthful mischief. Plenty of belly laughs for everyone. The classic American book of humor brought to life. More of a little rascal than Spanky or Alfalfa. More heartfelt than that Mayberry boy. A real American boy who is more tough than Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer. More a menace than Dennis. Real stories that are funnier than fiction. A great performance by a talented young voice actor. Adapted, Produced and Directed by Nashville Producer Tony Rollo and presented by Great Books Alive. Funnier than any work of fiction from Mark Twain because this all really happened. Follow young Henry and his pals Beanie and Pewter as they get into and out of trouble faster than a frog can jump. Hilarious stories and situations from the viewpoint and in the words of a real American boy from rural America. The Real Diary Of A Real Boy is a cherished American Classic book of humor and comedy. Heart warming as well as hilarious. This is the original audio book performance. Entertaining as well as a window to history. For a century, this classic work of comedy has been a favorite of all ages. This is the first, original performance adaptation audiobook on two audio CDs of this classic work. Shute found his diary from when he was ten years old. Segments were even published in The Saturday Evening Post. Great fun for the whole Family.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Being a reproduction of the 1917 original edition, this book is without illustrations or index, and has numerous typos or missing text. However due to its cultural and classical values, we have decided to reproduce it despite its imperfections and hope that the reader will appreciate and enjoy this valuable book in its new reprinted format. The author of this book, Henry Shute (Henry Augustus Shute) was born and lived in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University . He was a lawyer and a judge of the municipal court. In the 1890s, the Exeter News-Letter began publishing a weekly column of Shute's recollections of his boyhood in Exeter. These were self-published by Shute under the titles of "Several Hard Characters" (1898) and "Neighborhood Sketches" (1901). In 1902, his third book, The Real Diary of a Real Boy was published which provided Shute with national recognition. He went on to write a total of twenty popular books thereafter.