Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 65 Stockton, Frank R. 1834 1902 Stockton, Francis Richard Stockton, Frank Richard Lowell, Orson 1871 1956 A Bicycle of Cathay Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Asad Razzaki, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "A Bicycle of Cathay" by Frank R. Stockton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a young schoolteacher, the unnamed protagonist, who embarks on a cycling vacation with a sense of emotional detachment, feeling little sadness at leaving his village behind. As he travels, he encounters various characters, including the doctor's daughter and a mysterious girl whom he assists after an accident with her bicycle, which begins to change his perspective on companionship and connection. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of the protagonist's mixed feelings as he prepares to leave Walford. He reflects on his position as a teacher and the indifference he perceives from those around him, feeling lonely despite the pleasant surroundings. During his ride, he meets the doctor’s daughter, who expresses both concern and interest in his journey. After a chance encounter with another girl who injures herself while riding, he assists her, highlighting his helpful demeanor and budding connection with her. This sets the stage for his travels and emotional awakening as he navigates interpersonal relationships and broader themes of belonging and human connection amidst his adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young men -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Bicycle touring -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 347016 341599 2024-10-05T17:17:18.925866 2023-10-06T04:58:14.022894 text/html text/html 334478 2020-12-14T20:54:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1721121 2020-12-14T20:54:04 text/html application/zip 1831174 2024-10-05T17:17:30.497813 application/epub+zip 1823048 2024-10-05T17:17:22.639886 application/epub+zip 195338 2024-10-05T17:17:19.814886 application/epub+zip 2682254 2024-10-05T17:17:35.863813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2642518 2024-10-05T17:17:27.466907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301041 2022-09-06T20:01:35.225499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294086 294014 2024-10-05T17:17:17.802897 2023-10-06T04:58:13.172881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 295287 2020-12-14T20:54:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108474 2020-12-14T20:54:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295281 2020-12-14T20:54:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108455 2020-12-14T20:54:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22485 2024-10-05T17:17:36.030771 application/rdf+xml 12126 2024-10-05T17:17:20.394864 image/jpeg 3182 2024-10-05T17:17:20.107852 image/jpeg 1785016 2024-10-05T17:17:19.105894 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