The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys by Richard Harding Davis
"The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys" by Richard Harding Davis is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This compilation is designed to engage young readers, particularly boys, by featuring adventurous themes and moral lessons. The title story, "The Boy Scout," centers around a young character, Jimmie Reeder, who embodies the scouting spirit of service and adventure as he heads to a summer encampment. The opening
of the collection introduces Jimmie as he prepares for his trip, demonstrating his dedication to the Boy Scout principles as he prioritizes helping his sister before embarking on his journey. We see Jimmie’s determination through his willingness to sacrifice his own comfort and money for an act of kindness, highlighting the story's theme of altruism. As he navigates the challenges of his adventure, including a humorous encounter with a suspicious young man, the narrative captures the mix of youthful ambition and naivety that characterizes his quest. This beginning sets the stage for further tales that, while entertaining, also impart valuable lessons for young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30953.html.images | 304 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30953.epub3.images | 821 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30953.epub.images | 825 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30953.epub.noimages | 168 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30953.kf8.images | 985 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30953.kindle.images | 966 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30953.txt.utf-8 | 253 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30953/pg30953-h.zip | 799 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys |
| Note | Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | The boy scout -- The boy who cried wolf -- Gallegher -- Blood will tell -- The bar sinister. |
| Credits |
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Children's stories, American |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 30953 |
| Release Date | Jan 13, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 193 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
