Project Gutenberg 2011-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 118 Stratemeyer, Edward 1862 1930 Winfield, Arthur M. Steward, Ray M. Bonehill, Ralph Bonehill, Captain Ralph Leo the Circus Boy; or, Life under the great white canvas Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Leo the Circus Boy; or, Life under the Great White Canvas" by Edward Stratemeyer is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Leo Dunbar who, after escaping from a harsh farm life under the care of Daniel Hawkins, ends up in the circus world, filled with excitement, danger, and adventure. As a talented gymnast, Leo aims to make a name for himself in the circus while navigating the challenges posed by his past. At the start of the book, Leo is introduced as a daring and agile boy who finds himself in conflict with the miserly Hawkins family, where he works after losing his parents. The opening chapter captures a pivotal moment when Leo's exceptional agility saves him from an imminent beating. Just then, an escaped lion from a nearby circus disrupts the scene, leading Leo to heroically capture the lion, showcasing his bravery and acrobatics. This thrilling encounter sets the stage for Leo's journey into the world of the circus as he seeks freedom and adventure while confronting the complexities of his past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35821/35821-rst/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35821/35821-rst/images/cover.jpg en Circus -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 353904 353772 2024-10-15T07:50:28.403557 2023-09-15T12:50:13.802725 text/html text/html 354467 2011-04-10T22:37:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 758306 2011-04-10T22:37:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 794336 2024-10-15T07:50:47.770443 application/epub+zip 696853 2024-10-15T07:50:45.674433 application/pdf 326853 2024-10-15T07:50:33.115558 application/pdf 794661 2024-10-15T07:50:35.898494 application/epub+zip 227458 2024-10-15T07:50:30.635514 application/epub+zip 901856 2024-10-15T07:50:52.798424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 839856 2024-10-15T07:50:43.183478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273395 2022-09-16T11:24:54.451202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269216 2024-10-15T07:50:27.753562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 269374 2011-04-10T22:38:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 97730 2011-04-10T22:38:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 261435 2011-04-10T22:39:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96755 2011-04-10T22:39:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261433 2011-04-10T22:39:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96736 2011-04-10T22:39:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27759 2024-10-15T07:50:52.951393 application/rdf+xml 271654 271648 2024-10-15T07:50:26.363535 2023-09-15T12:50:13.286713 text/x-rst text/x-rst 271650 2011-04-10T22:37:54 text/x-rst 747882 2011-04-10T22:37:54 text/x-rst application/zip 26003 2024-10-15T07:50:34.033481 image/jpeg 3051 2024-10-15T07:50:33.497502 image/jpeg 759691 2024-10-15T07:50:28.441526 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 More titles under Dixon, Franklin W.