Blackwood, Algernon 1869-1951 creator text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) Release date is 2010-01-15 Produced by David Clarke, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified England -- Fiction Governesses -- Fiction Boys -- Fiction Dreams -- Fiction Imagination -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30974 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30974 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133715.0 30974