Project Gutenberg 2009-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 193 Ogden, George W. (George Washington) 1871 1966 Ogden, G. W. (George Washington) Ogden, George Washington 22020959 The Bondboy Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Bondboy" by George W. Ogden is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around young Joe Newbolt, who finds himself bound to a harsh and demanding master, Isom Chase, after a desperate deal made by his mother, Sarah Newbolt. Faced with the threat of losing their home due to unpaid debts, Sarah sacrifices her son’s freedom for stability, trapping him in a life of servitude. The narrative explores themes of sacrifice, poverty, and the struggles of family loyalty against the backdrop of a challenging rural life. The opening of the novel introduces us to Sarah Newbolt, who, while reflecting on the hardships of life, encounters Isom Chase, her loan shark. With her husband deceased and debts overwhelming, she reluctantly agrees to bind her son Joe to Chase in exchange for the chance to keep their home. As Joe arrives at Chase's house, he establishes his defiance, asserting his independence while feeling the weight of his mother's decision. The foundation of the narrative is set with Joe's internal conflict about his sacrifice and the oppressive environment created by Chase, positioning characters in a struggle against fate and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 731691 731542 2024-10-13T06:17:05.219570 2023-09-13T10:49:06.771318 text/html text/html 763579 2009-11-29T23:03:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 391069 2009-11-29T23:06:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 465476 2024-10-13T06:17:16.624990 application/epub+zip 473263 2024-10-13T06:17:07.605065 application/epub+zip 345987 2024-10-13T06:17:06.160612 application/epub+zip 728764 2024-10-13T06:17:23.441976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714594 2024-10-13T06:17:15.561998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553450 2022-09-14T07:01:38.934178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670129 670031 2024-10-13T06:17:03.775635 2023-09-13T10:49:05.541319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 669945 2009-11-29T22:58:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 253377 2009-11-29T22:58:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 669952 2009-11-29T22:58:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253376 2009-11-29T22:58:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21327 2024-10-13T06:17:23.584958 application/rdf+xml 10544 2024-10-13T06:17:06.754541 image/jpeg 2817 2024-10-13T06:17:06.456552 image/jpeg 449713 2024-10-13T06:17:05.288575 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