Project Gutenberg 2016-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 72 Kellogg, Elijah 1813 1901 Charlie Bell, The Waif of Elm Island Elm Island stories Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Charlie Bell, The Waif of Elm Island" by Elijah Kellogg is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work follows the journey of Charlie Bell, an English orphan with a troubled past, who finds himself taken in by a couple, Ben and Sally Rhines, on a remote island after escaping from a gang of pirates disguised as fishermen. The story explores themes of resilience, community, and personal growth as Charlie navigates his new life and seeks to contribute to his adoptive family. The opening of the novel establishes a backdrop of hardship during the Revolutionary War era, painting a vivid picture of life on Elm Island. It introduces Charlie as a mistreated boy who is saved from a dangerous situation by Ben's fierce protection of his family. After Charlie is taken in, he quickly finds a sense of purpose and belonging while assisting Ben and Sally with chores around their homestead. The bits of dialogue exchanged between the characters reveal their personalities and relationships, setting the stage for Charlie’s transformation from a frightened waif to a productive and cherished member of the household. The beginning captivates the reader by promising adventure and character development as Charlie integrates into his new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Islands -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Adopted children -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Self-reliance -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 440743 440756 2024-09-21T11:08:34.151506 2023-09-22T08:16:27.721200 text/html text/html 445320 2016-02-06T20:06:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 659466 2016-02-06T20:06:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 693507 2024-09-21T11:08:42.335447 application/epub+zip 691883 2024-09-21T11:08:35.536509 application/epub+zip 262718 2024-09-21T11:08:34.821531 application/epub+zip 735860 2024-09-21T11:08:46.932440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693832 2024-09-21T11:08:41.490493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331819 2022-09-23T09:22:29.870725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394502 394312 2024-09-21T11:08:32.915592 2023-09-22T08:16:26.403207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 394781 2016-02-06T20:06:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146239 2016-02-06T20:06:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20315 2024-09-21T11:08:47.079441 application/rdf+xml 18497 2024-09-21T11:08:34.920497 image/jpeg 2829 2024-09-21T11:08:34.871506 image/jpeg 633695 2024-09-21T11:08:34.202531 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