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100 1 _aDickens, Charles,
_d1812-1870
245 1 4 _aThe Trial of William Tinkling :
_bWritten by Himself at the Age of 8 Years
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-11-12
508 _aProduced by Constanze Hofmann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Trial of William Tinkling" by Charles Dickens is a whimsical children's story written in the late 19th century. This narrative is presented as a playful account purportedly authored by an eight-year-old child, showcasing humor and the imagination of youth. The story combines elements of adventure and children's play, illustrating the challenges and absurdities young children face in their pursuits of heroism and romance. In the tale, William Tinkling and his cousin, the Pirate-Colonel Robin Redforth, embark on a grand adventure to rescue their brides, Nettie Ashford and Alice Rainbird, from the constraints of Miss Drowvey's establishment. After an unsuccessful attempt to save their brides through a mock battle involving fireworks, they face ridicule and the accusation of cowardice. To clear his name, William demands a court-martial to prove his bravery. The narrative culminates in a humorous and poignant realization of the limitations placed upon children by grown-up expectations and societal norms. Ultimately, the tale resonates with themes of innocence, the imaginative world of childhood, and the desire for agency amidst the constraints of adult authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren's stories, English
700 1 _aPearse, Susan Beatrice,
_d1878-1980
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23452
999 _c64504
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