Project Gutenberg 2008-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 171 Beresford, J. D. (John Davys) 1873 1947 Beresford, John Davys 17008200 The Wonder Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Clarke, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Wonder" by J. D. Beresford is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores themes of intelligence, abnormality, and the societal perceptions surrounding them, primarily through the lens of a remarkable child named Victor Stott. The narrative follows Ginger Stott, an ambitious cricketer whose life takes unexpected turns due to the extraordinary nature of his son. The opening of the book introduces us to a scene on a train where an unnamed narrator observes a woman with an unusual infant. The child's appearance captivates the attention of other passengers, leading to a mix of fascination and repulsion. As the narrator grapples with his own disdain for what he perceives as a “freak,” we learn that the child has not spoken or cried in his one year of life. The conversation touches on the mother’s protective behavior and the reactions of those around her, establishing the tension between normalcy and the extraordinary. This encounter hints at the complexity of Victor Stott's character and sets the stage for the exploration of his unique childhood and the challenges faced by his family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 413727 413732 2024-10-11T13:24:53.202721 2023-09-12T06:04:34.514239 text/html text/html 418881 2008-11-07T14:14:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 155036 2008-11-07T14:14:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236381 2024-10-11T13:25:03.075217 application/epub+zip 239364 2024-10-11T13:24:56.100720 application/epub+zip 237379 2024-10-11T13:24:54.224749 application/epub+zip 417595 2024-10-11T13:25:08.243200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377946 2024-10-11T13:25:01.827719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342837 2022-09-12T13:12:57.351472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374067 2024-10-11T13:24:51.853785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373966 2008-11-07T14:14:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 142506 2008-11-07T14:14:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 373932 2008-11-07T14:14:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142379 2008-11-07T14:14:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 373936 2008-11-07T14:14:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142314 2008-11-07T14:14:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22587 2024-10-11T13:25:08.394155 application/rdf+xml 11013 2024-10-11T13:24:55.135753 image/jpeg 2926 2024-10-11T13:24:54.729743 image/jpeg 217467 2024-10-11T13:24:53.240746 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