Project Gutenberg 2008-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 77 Molesworth, Mrs. 1839 1921 Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth Molesworth, Mary Louisa Stewart Graham, Ennis Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert) 1869 1942 Millar, Harold Robert Millar, H.R. 04018274 Peterkin Produced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Emmy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Peterkin" by Mrs. Molesworth is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Peterkin and his family, particularly focusing on the events surrounding his mysterious disappearance one evening. The narrative combines themes of childhood adventure, imagination, and the quest for understanding a young boy's world filled with fairy-tale notions and whimsical thoughts, told through the eyes of his older brother, Giles. The opening of "Peterkin" sets the stage for a suspenseful and heartwarming tale. As the children are enjoying tea in the nursery, they learn that Peterkin has not returned home as expected. With various siblings, including the sensible Clement and inquisitive Elvira, they express concern about Peterkin's whereabouts. When it’s revealed that he has been delayed while captivated by a parrot and chatting with an elderly neighbor, the tension enveloping the family quickly shifts to relief and curiosity, igniting both concern for their brother and the anticipation of further adventures. This initial chapter captures a delightfully playful yet foreboding atmosphere, hinting at both the humorous and enigmatic elements that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Family -- England -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- England -- Juvenile fiction Parrots -- Juvenile fiction Imagination -- Juvenile fiction Children -- England -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 283653 283660 2024-09-11T08:52:07.555827 2023-09-11T11:54:06.459123 text/html text/html 284572 2021-01-03T23:46:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 568498 2021-01-03T23:46:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 579304 2024-09-11T08:52:13.607732 application/epub+zip 583515 2024-09-11T08:52:08.874806 application/epub+zip 176854 2024-09-11T08:52:08.046810 application/epub+zip 984771 2024-09-11T08:52:17.021717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 950001 2024-09-11T08:52:12.718780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246525 2022-09-12T08:53:40.240405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246265 246160 2024-09-11T08:52:06.822786 2023-09-11T11:54:05.763101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 246161 2021-01-03T23:46:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88756 2021-01-03T23:46:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 246152 2021-01-03T23:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88730 2021-01-03T23:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22595 2024-09-11T08:52:17.215717 application/rdf+xml 30388 2024-09-11T08:52:08.133783 image/jpeg 3673 2024-09-11T08:52:08.089795 image/jpeg 567892 2024-09-11T08:52:07.603776 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 en.wikipedia