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100 1 _aBlackwood, Algernon,
_d1869-1951
245 1 0 _aJimbo: A Fantasy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-01-15
508 _aProduced by David Clarke, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aGovernesses -- Fiction
653 _aBoys -- Fiction
653 _aDreams -- Fiction
653 _aImagination -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30974
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