The Booming of Acre Hill, and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban LifeILLUSTRATIONSReading editionChapter navigation20 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban LifeThe Booming of Acre HillJohn Kendrick BangsIntroductory materialILLUSTRATIONSTHE BOOMING OF ACRE HILLTHE STRANGE MISADVENTURES OF AN ORGANTHE PLOT THAT FAILEDTHE BASE INGRATITUDE OF BARKIS, M.D.THE UTILITARIAN MR. CARRAWAYTHE BOOK SALES OF MR. PETERSTHE VALOR OF BRINLEYWILKINSTHE MAYOR'S LAMPSTHE BALANCE OF POWERJARLEY'S EXPERIMENTJARLEY'S THANKSGIVINGHARRY AND MAUDE AND I—ALSO JAMESAN AFFINITIVE ROMANCEA Tale of Match-MakingPrevious chapter ←Introductory materialNext chapter →THE BOOMING OF ACRE HILLAll chapters and sections (20)Other sectionsand Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban LifeThe Booming of Acre HillJohn Kendrick BangsOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsILLUSTRATIONSTHE BOOMING OF ACRE HILLTHE STRANGE MISADVENTURES OF AN ORGANTHE PLOT THAT FAILEDTHE BASE INGRATITUDE OF BARKIS, M.D.THE UTILITARIAN MR. CARRAWAYTHE BOOK SALES OF MR. PETERSTHE VALOR OF BRINLEYWILKINSTHE MAYOR'S LAMPSTHE BALANCE OF POWERJARLEY'S EXPERIMENTJARLEY'S THANKSGIVINGHARRY AND MAUDE AND I—ALSO JAMESAN AFFINITIVE ROMANCEA Tale of Match-Making"I'LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, SO LONG AS I LIVE"◇DURING THE INTERMEZZO◇← Introductory materialTHE BOOMING OF ACRE HILL →