| Author |
Munro, Bruce Weston, 1860- |
| Title |
A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
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| Summary |
"A Blundering Boy: A Humorous Story" by Bruce Weston Munro is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows the misadventures of a young boy named William, affectionately called Will, who is known for his propensity to make blunders that often land him in trouble or embarrassment. The story is laced with humor and a light-hearted examination of childhood follies, focusing on the antics Will faces alongside his friends and family. The beginning of the book introduces Will as a mischievous but well-meaning boy whose everyday life is marked by comical accidents and misunderstandings. In his early childhood, we see him navigate through a series of unfortunate events, such as inadvertently causing a small fire and trapping a neighbor's dog in a hunting trap, each incident providing a glimpse into his character and the loving yet exasperated approach of his parents. The humorous tone is set as the narrative captures both Will’s reckless innocence and his parents’ attempts to manage his heedlessness, creating a backdrop for the antics that are to unfold in his youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Humorous stories
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| Subject |
Boys -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
54367 |
| Release Date |
Mar 15, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 13, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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