The Harrison, Frederick 1884- creator Cook, E. A. (Emily Annie) 1857-1928 text utu 2019 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Choir School of St. Bede's" by Frederick Harrison is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young boy, Alfred Davidson, who has recently joined the cathedral choir at St. Bede's. The book explores themes of friendship, bullying, ambition, and the everyday lives of choir boys as they navigate school life and their musical aspirations. At the start of the novel, we meet Alfred on his first day at the choir school, feeling shy and out of place among the other boys. He encounters bullying from Herbert King, who resents Alfred for taking a position in the choir that he desired for his brother. Despite initial challenges, Alfred quickly makes friends with Walter Parker and Stephen Gray, who stand up for him against bullies. The opening chapters establish Alfred’s passion for music, highlight the social dynamics of the boys, and set the stage for his growth and the development of his friendships amidst school life events and minor trials. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2019-02-03 Produced by MWS, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Boys -- Juvenile fiction England -- Juvenile fiction Choirboys -- Juvenile fiction PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58819 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58819 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134344.0 58819