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                         SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF;

                                  OR,

                      GILBERT GREYSON’S FORTUNES.


                                   BY

                          HORATIO ALGER, Jr.,

       AUTHOR OF “RAGGED DICK,” “TATTERED TOM,” “LUCK AND PLUCK,”
                        “BRAVE AND BOLD” SERIES.


                        THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.,
                             PHILADELPHIA,
                      CHICAGO,            TORONTO.

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                          FAMOUS ALGER BOOKS.

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=RAGGED DICK SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 6 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

      RAGGED DICK.
      FAME AND FORTUNE.
      MARK THE MATCH BOY.
      ROUGH AND READY
      BEN THE LUGGAGE BOY.
      RUFUS AND ROSE.

=TATTERED TOM SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. FIRST
SERIES.

      TATTERED TOM.
      PHIL THE FIDDLER.
      PHIL THE FIDDLER
      SLOW AND SURE

=TATTERED TOM SERIES.= 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. SECOND SERIES.

      JULIUS.
      THE YOUNG OUTLAW.
      SAM’S CHANCE.
      THE TELEGRAPH BOY.

=CAMPAIGN SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 3 vols.

      FRANK’S CAMPAIGN.
      PAUL PRESCOTT’S CHARGE.
      CHARLIE CODMAN’S CRUISE.

=LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth.
FIRST SERIES.

      LUCK AND PLUCK.
      STRONG AND STEADY.
      STRIVE AND SUCCEED.

=LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES.= 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth. SECOND SERIES.

      TRY AND TRUST.
      BOUND TO RISE.
      RISEN FROM THE RANKS.
      HERBERT CARTER’S LEGACY.

=BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

      BRAVE AND BOLD.
      JACK’S WARD.
      SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF.
      WAIT AND HOPE.

=PACIFIC SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo.

      THE YOUNG ADVENTURER.
      THE YOUNG MINER.
      THE YOUNG EXPLORERS.
      BEN’S NUGGET.

=ATLANTIC SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols.

      THE YOUNG CIRCUS RIDER.
      DO AND DARE.
      HECTOR’S INHERITANCE.
      HELPING HIMSELF.

=WAY TO SUCCESS SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

      BOB BURTON.
      THE STORE BOY.
      LUKE WALTON.
      STRUGGLING UPWARD.

=NEW WORLD SERIES.= By HORATIO ALGER, JR. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

      DIGGING FOR GOLD.
      FACING THE WORLD.
      IN A NEW WORLD.

                    _Other Volumes in Preparation._

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                    COPYRIGHT BY A. K. LORING, 1876.

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                                   To

                           JOSEPH T. PRESTON,

                              OF NEW YORK,

           WHO HONORABLY REPRESENTS THE “ART PRESERVATIVE OF
               ALL ARTS,” WITHOUT WHOSE AID AUTHORS WOULD
                        WRITE TO LITTLE PURPOSE,


                        This Volume is Dedicated

                         WITH FRIENDLY REGARD.


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                                PREFACE.


“Shifting for Himself” records the experiences of a boy who, in the
course of a preparation for college, suddenly finds himself reduced to
poverty. He is obliged to leave his books, and give up his cherished
plans. How cheerfully Gilbert Greyson accepted the situation, and
settled down to regular work, what obstacles he encountered and
overcame, and what degree of success he met with in the end, the reader
of this story will learn.

Though it must be admitted that Gilbert was more fortunate than the
majority of boys in his position, it is claimed that he displayed
qualities which may wisely be imitated by all boys who are called upon
to shift for themselves. In the last three years many thousand American
boys have been compelled, like Gilbert, to give up their cherished
hopes, and exchange school-life for narrow means and hard work. Nothing
is more uncertain than riches; and such cases are liable to occur at all
times. I shall be glad if the story of Gilbert Greyson and his fortunes
gives heart or hope to any of my young readers who are similarly placed.
The loss of wealth often develops a manly self-reliance, and in such
cases it