Project Gutenberg 2005-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 127 Mitchell, Lebbeus 1879 1963 Mitchell, Lebbus Chase, Rhoda 1881 1959 Chase, Rhoda C. Chase, Rhoda Campbell The Circus Comes to Town Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Circus Comes to Town" by Lebbeus Mitchell is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of adventure, belonging, and the innocence of childhood through the experiences of young Jerry Elbow, who longs to see a circus and connect with others. The story is set in a small town and revolves around Jerry's interactions with the Mullarkey children as they anticipate the circus's arrival. The opening of the novel introduces Jerry, a boy living with the Mullarkey family, who feels somewhat out of place despite being cared for by Mother 'Larkey. The narrative begins with Jerry's encounter with a lady who gifts him an apple, which he cherishes until it's snatched away by one of the Mullarkey kids after they witness a tantalizing circus poster featuring an elephant. This instantly captivates Jerry, who dreams of the circus and feels a strong connection to the elephant in the poster. As the chapter unfolds, the characters grapple with their desires and the reality of their financial struggles, setting the stage for Jerry’s yearning for both adventure and acceptance within the community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Circus -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 254686 2025-08-07T09:36:21.491539 text/html 255132 2020-12-12T20:01:20 text/html 2402347 2025-08-07T09:36:26.473490 application/epub+zip 2402735 2025-08-07T09:36:22.413537 application/epub+zip 139619 2025-08-07T09:36:21.924511 application/epub+zip 2492856 2025-08-07T09:36:29.493469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2463706 2025-08-07T09:36:25.843473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204038 2022-09-08T08:41:02.640412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219528 2025-08-07T09:36:20.712558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219352 2020-12-12T20:01:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18668 2025-08-07T09:36:29.638473 application/rdf+xml 17785 2025-08-07T09:36:22.002490 image/jpeg 2964 2025-08-07T09:36:21.964490 image/jpeg 2175324 2020-12-12T20:01:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 78837 2020-12-12T20:01:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 2176443 2025-08-07T09:36:21.547540 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