Project Gutenberg 2011-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 73 Jefferies, Richard 1848 1887 Jefferies, John Richard Bevis: The Story of a Boy Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Nick Hodson "Bevis: The Story of a Boy" by Richard Jefferies is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the adventurous life of a boy named Bevis as he engages in imaginative play, inventing projects and exploring nature. With an emphasis on the joys of childhood and the spirit of adventure, this book captures the essence of youthful creativity and curiosity. The opening of the story introduces Bevis as he discovers a large wooden case, which he eagerly opens only to find a disappointing picture inside. Undeterred, he reclaims the empty case and devises a plan to transform it into a raft to float down the brook. The narrative captures Bevis's spirited determination as he gathers materials, experiments with construction, and navigates challenges while dreaming about the adventures that await him on his makeshift vessel. Throughout this opening, readers are invited into Bevis's imaginative world, filled with exploration and excitement, setting the stage for more adventures to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boys -- Juvenile fiction England -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1149101 1149056 2024-10-15T09:39:39.693304 2023-09-15T14:26:03.066494 text/html text/html 1197674 2021-07-22T00:40:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 369311 2021-07-22T00:41:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 452963 2024-10-15T09:39:55.263235 application/epub+zip 470573 2024-10-15T09:39:43.481318 application/epub+zip 466527 2024-10-15T09:39:41.834318 application/epub+zip 820407 2024-10-15T09:40:04.046255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 783872 2024-10-15T09:39:53.924266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741861 2022-09-16T12:29:26.628667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1004001 2024-10-15T09:39:37.770790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1003797 2021-07-22T00:40:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 367273 2021-07-22T00:40:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19023 2024-10-15T09:40:04.191174 application/rdf+xml 12623 2024-10-15T09:39:42.432274 image/jpeg 3631 2024-10-15T09:39:42.129268 image/jpeg 437149 2024-10-15T09:39:39.781303 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