Project Gutenberg 2009-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 111 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott) 1857 1936 Paget, Henry Marriott Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows young Frank Norris, who is navigating the competitive and often tumultuous world of his school life alongside his cousin Fred Barkley, while also dealing with the looming prospects of family inheritance from their wealthy uncle, Captain Bayley. The narrative isn't just about rivalry and family dynamics; it interlaces themes of bravery and morality, highlighting the adventures that come with youth. The opening of the novel introduces us to a crippled boy named Harry Holl, who observes a remarkable cricket-related fight between Westminster boys and a group called "the skies." As the fight unfolds, Harry, unable to join in physically, sends his younger brother Evan for help, showcasing both Harry's spirited nature and sense of camaraderie. Meanwhile, we learn about Frank Norris and his connection with the fight, setting a stage for themes of bravery and friendship. Additionally, we see glimpses of Frank's innate goodness as he later saves a boy from drowning in the Serpentine while also rescuing the boy's dog, highlighting the character’s courage and compassion early on in the story. This enticing beginning sets the tone for the adventures and moral dilemmas expected to come as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/28857/28857-h/images/cover.jpg en California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 790576 790393 2024-10-12T11:55:39.126122 2023-09-13T03:40:23.816034 text/html text/html 796168 2013-11-05T01:41:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1398575 2013-11-05T01:44:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1442895 2024-10-12T11:55:50.888617 application/epub+zip 1451922 2024-10-12T11:55:41.311107 application/epub+zip 369994 2024-10-12T11:55:40.102138 application/epub+zip 1821060 2024-10-12T11:55:58.028525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1746467 2024-10-12T11:55:49.563578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532623 2022-09-13T11:36:59.173839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 727482 727286 2024-10-12T11:55:37.183150 2023-09-13T03:40:22.170009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 727120 2013-11-05T01:40:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 265024 2013-11-05T01:44:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 727136 2013-11-05T01:39:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264977 2013-11-05T01:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22718 2024-10-12T11:55:58.189520 application/rdf+xml 16849 2024-10-12T11:55:40.357122 image/jpeg 2238 2024-10-12T11:55:40.186113 image/jpeg 1398167 2024-10-12T11:55:39.266129 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