Project Gutenberg 2008-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 74 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin The Telegraph Messenger Boy; Or, The Straight Road to Success Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Telegraph Messenger Boy; Or, The Straight Road to Success" by Edward S. Ellis is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the life of a young boy named Ben Mayberry, showcasing his aspirations and struggles as he navigates through challenges, including bullying and economic hardship, on his journey toward success. The story is both a coming-of-age tale and an adventure, highlighting themes of perseverance, bravery, and the importance of education. The opening of the novel introduces Ben Mayberry as he floats on a log down a river, drawing taunts and stones from wealthier boys on the bank, leading to a confrontation. Despite the mockery, Ben's bravery shines through as he engages one of the boys in a fight, demonstrating his resilience and fighting spirit. Afterward, he expresses a desire to work to help his widowed mother, indicating his determination and responsibility. Ben's character is quickly established as both intelligent and hardworking, setting the stage for his journey as he embarks on a career as a messenger boy, which opens doors to various opportunities and adventures that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Telegraph -- Employees -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 211028 211005 2024-10-11T07:30:22.479497 2023-09-11T10:19:02.627231 text/html text/html 212461 2021-01-03T18:46:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 383652 2021-01-03T18:46:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 487696 2024-10-11T07:30:30.758466 application/epub+zip 489314 2024-10-11T07:30:26.313527 application/epub+zip 141322 2024-10-11T07:30:24.884492 application/epub+zip 641464 2024-10-11T07:30:34.208486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609574 2024-10-11T07:30:29.774471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337366 2022-09-12T06:34:17.415881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173317 173233 2024-10-11T07:30:21.801585 2023-09-11T10:19:02.088235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 173007 2021-01-03T18:46:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65837 2021-01-03T18:46:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172998 2021-01-03T18:46:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65820 2021-01-03T18:46:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24628 2024-10-11T07:30:34.379434 application/rdf+xml 23633 2024-10-11T07:30:25.433482 image/jpeg 4490 2024-10-11T07:30:25.157496 image/jpeg 482905 2024-10-11T07:30:22.512510 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