Tim by Howard Overing Sturgis
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"Tim" by Howard Overing Sturgis is a novel written in the late 19th century. It traces the inner life of a delicate boy in rural England whose ardent attachment to a brighter, stronger friend clashes with a distant father’s ideals and the social codes around them. The story centers on Tim Ebbesley, his idol Carol Darley, the protective nurse Mrs. Quitchett, and Tim’s exacting father William, exploring friendship, loneliness, class contrast, and
the pains of growing up. The opening of the novel follows Tim’s quiet childhood in an old manor-house with his nurse and dog, his dreamy companionship with nature, and a letter announcing his father’s return from India. A shooting accident brings him into the orbit of Carol Darley, a vivid, generous boy who becomes Tim’s “angel” and friend, just as Tim’s father unexpectedly arrives, mistakes Carol for his son, and recoils on discovering the fragile child before him. Carol soon departs for Eton; Tim studies hard under a tutor, clings to brief holiday reunions, and suffers small humiliations such as being forced into hats and manners he dislikes. When Tim at last reaches Eton, he meets loneliness, casual slights, and the gulf between a small new boy and a house hero; he finds small solace in animals from a local shop and, with a sudden idea in mind, resolves to endure—still measuring time by Carol. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sturgis, Howard Overing, 1855-1920 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 08016864 |
| Title | Tim |
| Original Publication | NYC: MacMillan and Co., 1891. |
| Credits | Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Schoolboys -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77847 |
| Release Date | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Last Update | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 244 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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