| Author |
Craddock, Charles Egbert, 1850-1922 |
| Illustrator |
Stephens, Alice Barber, 1858-1932 |
| Title |
The champion
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| Original Publication |
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Peter Becker, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Summary |
"The Champion" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces readers to a young printer's devil named Edward Macdonald, who aspires to become a champion compositor in the bustling environment of a newspaper office. Through his misadventures, the novel explores themes of ambition, innocence, and the challenges of growing up in a city filled with both opportunities and temptations. The opening portion of the book sets the stage in a lively printing house, where Edward interacts with a friend, Peter Bateman, while navigating the chaos of the busy newsroom. Eager to escape his mundane job to witness the excitement of the theatre, Edward is persuaded by Pete to sneak into Gorham's Theatre through a back window. As he embarks on this adventure, the narrative hints at his internal conflict over his actions and the moral implications of his desire for fun and excitement. The tone shifts as the boys become embroiled in unforeseen danger and drama, foreshadowing the turbulent experiences that will shape Edward’s journey. (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 |
City and town life -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Boys -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Newspaper employees -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
74435 |
| Release Date |
Sep 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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