02273cam a22003493u 4500 30974 UtSlPG 20260610133715.0 m cr n 260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Blackwood, Algernon, 1869-1951 Jimbo: A Fantasy Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2010 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2010-01-15 Produced by David Clarke, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Jimbo: A Fantasy" by Algernon Blackwood is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young boy named Jimbo, who is intensely creative and imaginative but faces challenges in a world that often dismisses his thoughts. As he grapples with the depth of his imagination during interactions with his family and a governess, Jimbo's life takes a turn as he finds himself entangled in a mysterious adventure related to an ominous, empty house near his home. At the start of the narrative, Jimbo is introduced through his family dynamics and his father's misconceptions about childhood imagination. While his siblings engage in fun games, he prefers to retreat into his thoughts and creations, which are threatened by a governess who is meant to "knock the nonsense out" of him. When she ultimately frightens him into believing that the empty house nearby is inhabited by malevolent entities, Jimbo's vibrant imagination turns dark, leading him into a state of fear and captivity. This opening sequence sets the stage for Jimbo's further adventures as he navigates the thin line between reality and fantasy in a potentially dangerous setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified England -- Fiction Governesses -- Fiction Boys -- Fiction Dreams -- Fiction Imagination -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30974 71820 71820