Project Gutenberg 2007-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 191 Reed, Talbot Baines 1852 1893 The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch" by Talbot Baines Reed is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is told from the unique perspective of a watch, following its journey through various owners and adventures, including its experiences at a boys' boarding school and even its involvement in a battle in India. The novel primarily revolves around the watch's relationship with its various owners, particularly a young boy named Charlie Newcome, who is just beginning his journey in life as he navigates the trials of childhood and school. At the start of the book, the watch reflects on its early days after being purchased and expresses its thoughts about the responsibilities of being a watch. The narrative describes the initial excitement of being sold to a boy and the watch's detailed observations of the boy's family dynamics, highlighting Charlie's vulnerabilities and aspirations as he prepares to leave home for school. The opening chapters establish a whimsical yet profound tone as the watch acquires a personality and a perspective that offers insights into human emotions and interactions, setting the stage for its future adventures alongside Charlie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boarding schools -- England -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Juvenile fiction Clocks and watches -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text School Stories Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 467856 2024-10-09T08:40:42.011896 2023-09-09T10:31:36.145979 text/html text/html 485235 2007-04-11T17:29:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189951 2007-04-11T17:29:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 278758 2024-10-09T08:40:52.328845 application/epub+zip 284907 2024-10-09T08:40:45.881896 application/epub+zip 242322 2024-10-09T08:40:44.393910 application/epub+zip 529269 2024-10-09T08:40:56.729827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519741 2024-10-09T08:40:51.327856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467902 2022-09-10T05:26:45.948316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440273 440248 2024-10-09T08:40:40.879931 2023-09-09T10:31:35.212959 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 440171 2007-04-11T17:29:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169267 2007-04-11T17:29:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440160 2007-04-11T17:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169239 2007-04-11T17:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23047 2024-10-09T08:40:56.878822 application/rdf+xml 16847 2024-10-09T08:40:44.965870 image/jpeg 3891 2024-10-09T08:40:44.675875 image/jpeg 272268 2024-10-09T08:40:42.056899 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