THE STARRY FLAG SERIES,

BY OLIVER OPTIC.

I.	THE STARRY FLAG; or, The Young Fisherman of Cape Ann.
II.	FREAKS OF FORTUNE; or, Half round the World.
III.	BREAKING AWAY; or, The Fortunes of a Student.
IV.	SEEK AND FIND; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy.
V.	MAKE OR BREAK; or, The Rich Man's Daughter.
VI.	DOWN THE RIVER; or, Buck Bradford and his Tyrants.

THE REBELLION IN THE PARKVILLE LITERARY INSTITUTE.—Page 30.

BREAKING AWAY;

OR,

THE FORTUNES OF A STUDENT.

BY

OLIVER OPTIC,

AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE ARMY AND NAVY STORIES,"
"THE WOODVILLE STORIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES,"
"THE RIVERDALE STORIES," ETC.

BOSTON:
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by
William T. Adams,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

BREAKING AWAY.

TO

My Young Friend,

HARLAN H. BALLARD,

This Book

IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.

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PREFACE.

"Breaking Away" is the second of the series of stories published in "OurBoys and Girls," and the author had no reason to complain of thereception accorded to it by his young friends, as it appeared in theweekly issues of the Magazine; but, on the contrary, he finds renewedoccasion cordially to thank them for their continued appreciation of hisearnest efforts to please them.

After an experience of more than twenty years as a teacher, the writerdid n

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