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The Boy Scouts Book of Stories

Por: Colaborador(es): Tipo de material: TextoIdioma: en Editor: Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2009Descripción: 1 online resource : multiple file formatsTipo de contenido:
  • text
Tipo de medio:
  • computer
Tipo de soporte:
  • online resource
Tema(s): Clasificación LoC:
  • PN
Recursos en línea:
Contenidos:
The great big man / O. Johnson -- A twilight adventure / M.D. Post -- Tad Sheldon, second class scout / J.F. Wilson -- The red-headed league / A.C. Doyle -- The ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry -- The honk-honk breed / S.E. White -- The devil-fish / N. Duncan -- The jumping frog / Mark Twain --Bingism / B. Tarkingtorn -- Concho Curly at the op'ra / E.B. Bronson -- The lie / H. Hagedorn -- Story of the bandbox / R.L. Stevenson -- The hero and the cowboy / J.C. Lincoln -- The dollar / M. Robertson -- The mascot of "Troop 1" / S. Chalmers -- The lion's smile / T.W. Hanshew -- The roll-call of the reef / A.T. Quiller-Couch -- The house and the brain / E. Bulwer-Lytton.
Créditos de producción:
  • Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Resumen: "The Boy Scouts Book of Stories," edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, is a collection of short stories aimed at young readers, published in the early 20th century. This anthology is tailored for boys in their early teens and includes tales about adventures, camaraderie, humor, and life lessons, reflecting the spirit and values of the Boy Scouts. Each story captures different aspects of boyhood and adventure, appealing to a sense of exploration, teamwork, and integrity. At the start of the volume, we are introduced to a tale titled "The Great Big Man" by Owen Johnson. The story centers around twelve-year-old Joshua Tibbets, affectionately dubbed the "Great Big Man" by his peers at school, who grapples with feelings of homesickness as his classmates leave for vacation. As he watches his schoolmates depart, he reminisces about his life at the institution where he feels a mix of affection and melancholy, revealing the warmth and companionship he enjoys. The narrative sets the stage for Joshua's internal struggles while introducing themes of friendship, belonging, and the resilience of youth that continue throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Release date is 2009-05-08

The great big man / O. Johnson -- A twilight adventure / M.D. Post -- Tad Sheldon, second class scout / J.F. Wilson -- The red-headed league / A.C. Doyle -- The ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry -- The honk-honk breed / S.E. White -- The devil-fish / N. Duncan -- The jumping frog / Mark Twain --Bingism / B. Tarkingtorn -- Concho Curly at the op'ra / E.B. Bronson -- The lie / H. Hagedorn -- Story of the bandbox / R.L. Stevenson -- The hero and the cowboy / J.C. Lincoln -- The dollar / M. Robertson -- The mascot of "Troop 1" / S. Chalmers -- The lion's smile / T.W. Hanshew -- The roll-call of the reef / A.T. Quiller-Couch -- The house and the brain / E. Bulwer-Lytton.

Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

"The Boy Scouts Book of Stories," edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, is a collection of short stories aimed at young readers, published in the early 20th century. This anthology is tailored for boys in their early teens and includes tales about adventures, camaraderie, humor, and life lessons, reflecting the spirit and values of the Boy Scouts. Each story captures different aspects of boyhood and adventure, appealing to a sense of exploration, teamwork, and integrity. At the start of the volume, we are introduced to a tale titled "The Great Big Man" by Owen Johnson. The story centers around twelve-year-old Joshua Tibbets, affectionately dubbed the "Great Big Man" by his peers at school, who grapples with feelings of homesickness as his classmates leave for vacation. As he watches his schoolmates depart, he reminisces about his life at the institution where he feels a mix of affection and melancholy, revealing the warmth and companionship he enjoys. The narrative sets the stage for Joshua's internal struggles while introducing themes of friendship, belonging, and the resilience of youth that continue throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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