Project Gutenberg 2010-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 68 Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing) 1812 1859 Woodworth, Francis Channing Woodworth, F. C. (Francis Channing) Uncle Frank Thinker, Theodore The Peddler's Boy; Or, I'll Be Somebody Produced by Jeannie Howse, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The University of Florida, The Internet Archive/Children's Library) "The Peddler's Boy; Or, I'll Be Somebody" by Francis C. Woodworth is a children's novel written in the mid-19th century. This story centers around the journey of young Samuel Bissell, the son of a peddler, as he navigates through personal and societal challenges while aiming to improve his life and secure a better future. The book explores themes of ambition, morality, and the impact of choices on one's destiny. The narrative follows Samuel from his humble beginnings as the son of a peddler, through trials including his family's financial struggles due to his father's bankruptcy. Faced with adversity, Samuel makes a personal resolution to "be somebody," which drives him to pursue education and undertake various jobs, including working in a factory and ultimately moving to Boston. The story juxtaposes his steady path of growth with that of his friend, Frederick Noble, who succumbs to temptation with alcohol, highlighting the consequences of choices. Through Samuel's hard work, integrity, and determination, he rises in life to become a respected businessman and public figure, reinforcing the lesson that success is within reach for anyone willing to strive for it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33372/33372-h/images/cover.jpg en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Peddlers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 132280 127243 2024-09-14T07:01:26.272419 2023-09-14T11:39:39.422211 text/html text/html 125751 2021-01-06T21:44:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1418533 2021-01-06T21:44:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1437691 2024-09-14T07:01:31.130411 application/epub+zip 1433075 2024-09-14T07:01:27.408421 application/epub+zip 113222 2024-09-14T07:01:26.776463 application/epub+zip 1484737 2024-09-14T07:01:33.829360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1462857 2024-09-14T07:01:30.257416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151583 2022-09-15T09:28:07.812543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100109 99849 2024-09-14T07:01:25.661421 2023-09-14T11:39:39.029215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99838 2021-01-06T21:44:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38325 2021-01-06T21:44:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 99830 2021-01-06T21:44:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38309 2021-01-06T21:44:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21245 2024-09-14T07:01:33.974365 application/rdf+xml 16413 2024-09-14T07:01:26.874388 image/jpeg 2545 2024-09-14T07:01:26.824408 image/jpeg 1426691 2024-09-14T07:01:26.320393 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