Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Thurston, I. T. (Ida Treadwell) 1848 1918 Thurston, Ida Treadwell Eckerson, M. Eckerson, Margaret The Bishop's Shadow Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Dave Maddock and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Bishop's Shadow" by I. T. Thurston is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows the lives of Tode Bryan, a young street boy living in Boston, and his interactions with characters such as Nan Hastings and a kind, influential bishop who inspires Tode to seek a better life. The narrative explores themes of redemption, social class, and the impact of kindness on the lives of vulnerable individuals. The opening of the novel presents a vivid depiction of Boston's rainy streets and introduces Tode, a 13-year-old boy who finds a woman's lost pocketbook during a chaotic moment involving a near accident. Instead of returning it, he keeps the money, only to later encounter his struggles with guilt and the mundane challenges of life as a street child. This part of the story sets the stage for Tode's potential transformation, highlighting his desire for a better life, his growing relationship with Nan and her sick younger brother, who he learns to care for, and the moral dilemmas he faces as he confronts his past behaviors. Overall, the beginning establishes a mix of adventure, compassion, and the possibility of change in Tode’s life through relatable challenges and unexpected interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Sick -- Juvenile fiction Bishops -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 412461 411676 2024-10-04T07:12:26.431140 2023-10-04T07:02:04.089101 text/html text/html 409789 2012-10-08T09:18:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 607291 2012-10-08T09:18:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 687991 2024-10-04T07:12:34.090099 application/epub+zip 692619 2024-10-04T07:12:28.380122 application/epub+zip 229864 2024-10-04T07:12:27.122138 application/epub+zip 653288 2024-10-04T07:12:38.258083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630853 2024-10-04T07:12:33.080100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357900 2022-09-04T10:16:06.974558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394715 394663 2024-10-04T07:12:25.378160 2023-10-04T07:02:03.160104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 394521 2012-10-06T20:08:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147077 2012-10-08T09:18:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21505 2024-10-04T07:12:38.400065 application/rdf+xml 13736 2024-10-04T07:12:27.673123 image/jpeg 3597 2024-10-04T07:12:27.395119 image/jpeg 674655 2024-10-04T07:12:26.485157 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