Project Gutenberg 2011-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 88 Avery, Harold 1867 1943 Townshend, R. B. (Richard Baxter) 1846 1923 Townshend, Richard Baxter Whishaw, Frederick 1854 1934 Whishaw, Frederick J. Whishaw, Fred Gunpowder Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys When friends fall out -- Two heroes -- Lost in the Soudan -- The wolfman -- In honour bound -- "Gunpowder, treason, and plot" -- The Cock-house Cup. Produced by Chris Curnow, Katherine Becker, Lindy Walsh and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gunpowder Treason and Plot" by Harold Avery et al. is a collection of stories for boys written in the early 20th century. The stories delve into thrilling adventures and moral lessons, with young characters often facing challenges that test their bravery and integrity. This collection intertwines fiction with historical elements, promising a journey of excitement set against various backdrops, including naval adventures and wild animal encounters. At the start of the first tale, we are introduced to Old Dan Mudge, a fisherman who unexpectedly rescues two abandoned twin boys floating in a makeshift raft. The boys, identified as Noel and Granby, exhibit a stark contrast in their dispositions as they grow. The narrative captures their early years, focusing on a rift that develops between them after a dispute during a school race. This conflict sets the stage for their journey of rivalry and reconciliation as they mature into midshipmen, showcasing the themes of brotherhood, honor, and the struggles of growing up. The opening portion hooks readers with the promise of adventure and deeper explorations of their characters' challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36341/36341-h/images/icover.jpg en Short stories Children's stories Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- England -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 263878 263886 2024-09-15T11:06:49.501340 2023-09-16T04:54:44.692871 text/html text/html 263289 2011-06-06T13:08:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1134197 2011-06-06T13:08:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1147156 2024-09-15T11:06:54.908289 application/epub+zip 1149190 2024-09-15T11:06:50.697347 application/epub+zip 163471 2024-09-15T11:06:49.889338 application/epub+zip 1548027 2024-09-15T11:06:58.164303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1514587 2024-09-15T11:06:54.096337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226217 2022-09-16T14:54:05.000412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233974 233850 2024-09-15T11:06:48.853313 2023-09-16T04:54:44.068902 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 233891 2011-06-06T13:08:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90404 2011-06-06T13:08:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 233880 2011-06-06T13:08:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90387 2011-06-06T13:08:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22251 2024-09-15T11:06:58.315267 application/rdf+xml 21567 2024-09-15T11:06:49.986331 image/jpeg 3408 2024-09-15T11:06:49.931308 image/jpeg 1134373 2024-09-15T11:06:49.564328 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