Project Gutenberg 2007-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 84 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "The Flight of Pony Baker" by William Dean Howells is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the adventures of a young boy named Pony Baker, who struggles with the challenges of childhood, including his relationship with his overprotective mother and his desire for independence from parental authority. The narrative explores themes of childhood innocence, friendship, and the longing for adventure. At the start of the story, Pony Baker is introduced as a boy in a small town who feels restrained by his mother's protective nature and the expectations placed upon him. The text delves into Pony’s conflicts with his family dynamics, particularly his interactions with his mother, who insists on limiting his freedom, especially when it comes to outdoor play. As the narrative unfolds, Pony contemplates running away from home, influenced by his friends' daring ideas while simultaneously grappling with his childhood fears and fantasies about adventure, particularly involving Indians. The beginning effectively sets the stage for an exploration of Pony's adventures and misadventures as he navigates the complexities of boyhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction Amusements -- Juvenile fiction Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 271411 271410 2024-10-09T14:33:54.708476 2023-09-10T06:05:07.852549 text/html text/html 274144 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 951573 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 953808 2024-10-09T14:33:59.804473 application/epub+zip 953631 2024-10-09T14:33:55.877467 application/epub+zip 157090 2024-10-09T14:33:55.011481 application/epub+zip 857897 2024-10-09T14:34:02.601511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834905 2024-10-09T14:33:58.898468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224559 2022-09-10T12:02:13.324541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243300 243066 2024-10-09T14:33:54.233494 2023-09-10T06:05:07.359809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 243137 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84764 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20926 2024-10-09T14:34:02.731584 application/rdf+xml 24728 2024-10-09T14:33:55.086472 image/jpeg 3794 2024-10-09T14:33:55.049479 image/jpeg 974629 2024-10-09T14:33:54.756492 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