Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 219 Avery, Harold 1867 1943 The Triple Alliance, Its Trials and Triumphs E-text prepared by Lionel G. Sear of Truro, Cornwall, England, and dedicated to the memory of R. F. Mudie, who won the book used as the source for this e-text as Form II First Prize for the Summer Term in 1901 at the Seafield House Preparatory School, Broughty Ferry, Scotland "The Triple Alliance, Its Trials and Triumphs" by Harold Avery is a children's novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the adventures of a group of boys at a preparatory school called The Birches. The central character, Diggory Trevanock, is introduced as a new boy who quickly becomes popular among his classmates after displaying courage and camaraderie, particularly through a daring escapade on a snow slide. The book explores themes of friendship, school rivalry, and childhood escapades, capturing the essence of youthful mischief and teamwork. At the start of the novel, Diggory arrives at The Birches and faces the typical challenges of being the new boy. His introduction leads to a humorous incident in which he satisfies his classmates with a clever spelling of his name, setting the tone for his acceptance into the group. The opening chapters showcase the boys engaging in playful activities like building a snowman and facing their rivals, the Philistines, provoking their spirited adventures. Avery introduces the dynamics of school life, the importance of standing by friends, and the fun yet chaotic atmosphere of a boys' boarding school, establishing an engaging backdrop for the story that unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Schools -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text School Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 486257 2025-07-04T10:37:39.658518 text/html 486426 486116 2024-11-05T03:35:37.807298 2023-10-05T04:45:34.891587 text/html text/html 256454 2025-07-04T10:37:48.229467 application/epub+zip 263022 2025-07-04T10:37:42.853519 application/epub+zip 247463 2025-07-04T10:37:41.633487 application/epub+zip 510202 2025-07-04T10:37:52.126444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484020 2025-07-04T10:37:47.422488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451761 2022-09-05T06:35:26.828750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437842 2025-07-04T10:37:39.247505 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417768 2024-10-28T17:34:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17089 2025-07-04T10:37:52.247445 application/rdf+xml 17408 2025-07-04T10:37:42.143498 image/jpeg 3885 2025-07-04T10:37:41.886507 image/jpeg 250991 2025-07-04T10:37:39.694527 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia