Project Gutenberg 2007-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 162 Seely, Herman Gastrell Arting, Fred J. 17025592 A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Peter Vachuska, Julia Miller, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Son of the City" by Herman Gastrell Seely is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows John Fletcher, a young boy who embarks on various adventures that depict the joys and challenges of boyhood in an urban environment. As John navigates fishing escapades, school life, friendships, and imaginative daydreams, the story captures the essence of childhood exuberance and innocence. At the start of the book, John Fletcher wakes up at dawn, eager to go fishing despite knowing that his parents would disapprove. As he sneaks out of his house, readers are introduced to his playful and adventurous spirit through his interactions with his friend Bill Silvey. The two boys race to a local park to fish, showcasing their youthful camaraderie and excitement for the outdoors. John's imagination runs wild as he dreams of adventures beyond fishing, and this opening portion sets the tone for the exploration of childhood mischief and the simple delights of life in the city. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boys -- Juvenile fiction City and town life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 473737 473672 2024-10-09T06:53:02.626510 2023-09-09T09:06:06.428430 text/html text/html 476212 2007-02-28T11:56:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1860744 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2000532 2024-10-09T06:53:13.358464 application/epub+zip 2001577 2024-10-09T06:53:05.261493 application/epub+zip 268119 2024-10-09T06:53:03.624506 application/epub+zip 2186414 2024-10-09T06:53:19.233425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2159745 2024-10-09T06:53:11.810458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427454 2022-09-10T03:33:04.201750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443875 443768 2024-10-09T06:53:00.983506 2023-09-09T09:06:04.919421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 443621 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 176269 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 443628 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176255 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 15551636 2007-02-28T13:09:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 22168 2024-10-09T06:53:19.394404 application/rdf+xml 11991 2024-10-09T06:53:04.203496 image/jpeg 3106 2024-10-09T06:53:03.910481 image/jpeg 1968297 2024-10-09T06:53:02.753513 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