Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 55 Avery, Harold 1867 1943 The Triple Alliance, Its Trials and Triumphs Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Lionel G. Sear of Truro, Cornwall, England, and dedicated to the memory of R. F. Mudie, who won the book used as the source for this e-text as Form II First Prize for the Summer Term in 1901 at the Seafield House Preparatory School, Broughty Ferry, Scotland "The Triple Alliance, Its Trials and Triumphs" by Harold Avery is a children's novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the adventures of a group of boys at a preparatory school called The Birches. The central character, Diggory Trevanock, is introduced as a new boy who quickly becomes popular among his classmates after displaying courage and camaraderie, particularly through a daring escapade on a snow slide. The book explores themes of friendship, school rivalry, and childhood escapades, capturing the essence of youthful mischief and teamwork. At the start of the novel, Diggory arrives at The Birches and faces the typical challenges of being the new boy. His introduction leads to a humorous incident in which he satisfies his classmates with a clever spelling of his name, setting the tone for his acceptance into the group. The opening chapters showcase the boys engaging in playful activities like building a snowman and facing their rivals, the Philistines, provoking their spirited adventures. Avery introduces the dynamics of school life, the importance of standing by friends, and the fun yet chaotic atmosphere of a boys' boarding school, establishing an engaging backdrop for the story that unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Schools -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text School Stories Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 486433 486123 2024-10-05T03:35:53.326995 2023-10-05T04:45:34.692588 text/html text/html 486426 486116 2024-10-05T03:35:53.618992 2023-10-05T04:45:34.891587 text/html text/html 256399 2024-10-05T03:36:03.391954 application/epub+zip 263031 2024-10-05T03:35:57.135969 application/epub+zip 247471 2024-10-05T03:35:55.810996 application/epub+zip 510733 2024-10-05T03:36:07.810901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483766 2024-10-05T03:36:02.325957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451761 2022-09-05T06:35:26.828750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438142 437883 2024-10-05T03:35:52.875007 2023-10-05T04:45:34.361569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 439092 2020-12-19T13:56:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165106 2020-12-19T13:56:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19184 2024-10-05T03:36:07.938958 application/rdf+xml 17408 2024-10-05T03:35:56.361977 image/jpeg 3885 2024-10-05T03:35:56.079974 image/jpeg 250945 2024-10-05T03:35:53.658043 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia