Project Gutenberg 2010-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 55 Barbour, Ralph Henry 1870 1944 Barbour, R. H. (Ralph Henry) Relyea, C. M. (Charles M.) 1863 1932 Relyea, Charles M. Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark) Reylea, C. M. The Crimson Sweater Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Edwards, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Crimson Sweater" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Roy Porter, a new student at Ferry Hill School who faces challenges as he navigates the world of boarding school life, including football, friendships, and rivalries. The narrative explores themes of perseverance, loyalty, and the quest for acceptance in a competitive environment. The opening of the book introduces Roy as he experiences his first day at the school, highlighted by an encounter with an older student, Horace Burlen. This interaction sets the stage for the rivalries and social dynamics at Ferry Hill, with Roy's crimson sweater becoming a symbol of his connection to his older brother at Harvard. As Roy settles into school life, he participates in football practice while grappling with feelings of homesickness and the desire to prove himself. He meets various classmates, including Chub Eaton, who becomes a supportive friend amidst the tumult and uncertainty of his new surroundings. Overall, the beginning of the novel establishes an engaging foundation for Roy's character development and challenges ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Football -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 471764 471284 2024-11-14T07:36:20.610782 2023-09-14T11:54:41.779259 text/html text/html 472398 2010-08-13T15:34:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 491891 2010-08-13T15:38:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 601151 2024-11-14T07:36:30.180637 application/epub+zip 608645 2024-11-14T07:36:23.964666 application/epub+zip 246755 2024-11-14T07:36:22.538665 application/epub+zip 821712 2024-11-14T07:36:34.919614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 792462 2024-11-14T07:36:29.309612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421862 2022-09-15T09:49:40.718194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444972 444722 2024-11-14T07:36:19.342691 2023-09-14T11:54:40.676215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 444612 2010-08-13T15:31:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168108 2010-08-13T15:31:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20966 2024-11-14T07:36:35.058586 application/rdf+xml 14858 2024-11-14T07:36:23.097662 image/jpeg 3699 2024-11-14T07:36:22.815660 image/jpeg 571680 2024-11-14T07:36:20.707695 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