02345cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000410011324500210015426400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032550000310036152013060039253400650169865300390176365300480180265300690185065300380191985600430195799900190200078433UtSlPG20260610134823.0mcr n260607r20261880utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aO'Brien, Charlotte Grace,d1845-190910aNorthcliffe boys 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-04-13  aNorthcliffe boys by Charlotte Grace O'Brien is a didactic Christian children’s story from the Victorian era. It centers on a working-class boy’s industry, faith, and good character as he navigates hardship, showing how honesty, perseverance, and kindness shape a life.

George Horbrook, a cheerful and dutiful lad, becomes a mason’s boy to support his large family after his father John is injured and bedridden. Tested by mockery, anger, and the temptation to steal paint, George resists, returns good for evil, and even shares his spare paint with his tormentor Jem Larkins, helping to reform him. Meanwhile John goes to a London hospital, where he reads Scripture to fellow patients and, during a fog-shrouded night, discovers a dying accident victim is his long-lost prodigal son Tom; Tom briefly recognizes his father before passing away. John recovers enough to work as a shoemaker, and with the help of fair-minded patrons and George’s growing reputation, the family secures one of Mrs. Clay’s new cottages. George wins a drawing prize, advances in his trade, and eventually becomes a master mason who supports his parents, while Jem becomes steady and grateful—fulfilling the tale’s themes of temperance, charity, and steadfast duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Religious Tract Society, 1880  aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction  aBoys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aEngland -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction  aWorking class -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78433  c119153d119153