Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Tuthill, Cornelia L. (Cornelia Louisa) 1820 1870 Tuthill, Cornelia Louisa Pierson, Cornelia Tuthill Hurrah for New England! Or, The Virginia Boy's Vacation Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, Children, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Hurrah for New England!" by Cornelia L. Tuthill is a children's novel written during the mid-19th century. The story revolves around a Virginia boy named Pidgie Beverley, who embarks on a fishing cruise to New England with his older brother Clarendon. Through Pidgie's experiences and observations, the book explores themes of adventure, friendship, and cultural contrasts between the Southern and New England states. At the start of the narrative, Pidgie writes a letter to his cousin Bennie, recounting how he ended up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and expressing his initial disdain for the town until he learns to appreciate its unique charm. Following some familial discussions regarding Clarendon's health, they decide to take a vacation on a fishing-vessel, the Go-Ahead. Pidgie's excitement about the trip is palpable as he shares amusing encounters with local children, his reflections on his brother's reluctance, and encounters with various characters that hint at the diverse social fabric of New England. Through Pidgie's perspective, readers are treated to vivid descriptions of the ocean, the quaint town, and the budding friendships with local boys like David Cobb, showcasing the blend of humor and heartfelt moments that characterize this adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's stories Vacations -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction New England -- Juvenile fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Juvenile fiction Marblehead (Mass.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 135632 133881 2024-10-05T08:14:02.073874 2023-10-05T08:18:18.727057 text/html text/html 130344 2004-02-16T23:09:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 86993 2004-02-16T23:23:40 text/html application/zip 158710 2024-10-05T08:14:08.119832 application/epub+zip 161191 2024-10-05T08:14:05.061849 application/epub+zip 113093 2024-10-05T08:14:03.897846 application/epub+zip 291749 2024-10-05T08:14:10.348815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277842 2024-10-05T08:14:07.412822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208851 2022-09-05T11:45:56.260321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123347 123247 2024-10-05T08:14:01.614886 2023-10-05T08:18:18.403050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 124683 2004-02-16T23:09:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48610 2004-02-16T23:23:40 text/plain application/zip 21418 2024-10-05T08:14:10.485800 application/rdf+xml 13562 2024-10-05T08:14:04.457826 image/jpeg 3637 2024-10-05T08:14:04.177839 image/jpeg 159711 2024-10-05T08:14:02.089862 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