Project Gutenberg 2005-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 87 Charles Duran Or, The Career of a Bad Boy By the author of "The Waldos" Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, PM Childrens Library, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Charles Duran: Or, The Career of a Bad Boy" by the Author of "The Waldos" is a didactic tale written in the mid-19th century. It is a cautionary narrative that explores the life of Charles Duran, a boy whose lack of proper guidance and early indulgences lead him astray. The book examines themes of parental responsibility, the consequences of a wayward youth, and moral teachings about obedience and vice. The story follows Charles from birth to his untimely death, detailing the indulgent upbringing that fosters his bad habits and unruly behavior. Initially cherished by his parents, Charles grows increasingly rebellious, showing disregard for authority and engaging in destructive actions both at home and school. His actions culminate in a tragic night of debauchery at a village ball, where his excessive drinking leads to serious illness. Ultimately, Charles succumbs to his vices, leaving a poignant message about the devastating effects of neglecting discipline and moral training in youth. The narrative serves as a warning to young readers about the importance of adhering to good conduct and the perilous paths that can arise from disobedience and poor choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Sunday school literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 67717 67730 2024-10-07T05:56:43.983460 2023-09-07T07:32:52.173904 text/html text/html 64790 2020-12-14T08:57:47 text/html; charset=us-ascii 570127 2020-12-14T08:57:47 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 805577 2024-10-07T05:56:49.174412 application/epub+zip 804134 2024-10-07T05:56:46.172446 application/epub+zip 71928 2024-10-07T05:56:44.645447 application/epub+zip 381788 2024-10-07T05:56:51.141408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366866 2024-10-07T05:56:48.101465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125294 2022-09-07T22:11:26.881762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58192 58029 2024-10-07T05:56:43.650448 2023-09-07T07:32:51.940896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58062 2020-12-14T08:57:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23230 2020-12-14T08:57:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19249 2024-10-07T05:56:51.278412 application/rdf+xml 8406 2024-10-07T05:56:45.185440 image/jpeg 2481 2024-10-07T05:56:44.917437 image/jpeg 613828 2024-10-07T05:56:44.002453 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