Project Gutenberg 2006-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 148 Aimwell, Walter 1822 1859 Simonds, William Oscar; Or, The Boy Who Had His Own Way Aimwell stories E-text prepared by Al Haines "OSCAR; Or The Boy Who Had His Own Way" by Walter Aimwell is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Oscar, a headstrong boy who often gets his way due to his overindulgent upbringing, leading to various troubles and lessons about behavior and consequences. The book aims to provide moral lessons intertwined with the everyday life experiences of Oscar and those around him. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Oscar's mischievous nature through a scene in the kitchen where he annoys Bridget, the family’s servant, and his siblings. Oscar's antics include rummaging through the kitchen for pie, playfully harassing his younger brother George, and shooting peas at others. His mother's frustration with his behavior is evident when she chastises him for his lack of manners and increasing bad conduct. This opening sets the stage for Oscar's journey of self-discovery and the potential pitfalls of his irresponsible actions as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Boys -- Juvenile fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Juvenile fiction Obedience -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 396989 2025-07-07T14:15:45.474734 text/html 386976 2006-04-11T16:35:10 text/html 527099 2025-07-07T14:15:50.158710 application/epub+zip 533491 2025-07-07T14:15:46.129809 application/epub+zip 221430 2025-07-07T14:15:45.796744 application/epub+zip 649162 2025-07-07T14:15:53.236674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630603 2025-07-07T14:15:49.678721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319093 2022-09-08T14:56:49.115040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360313 2025-07-07T14:15:44.725748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360009 2020-12-13T20:56:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360016 2020-12-13T20:56:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21623 2025-07-07T14:15:53.365707 application/rdf+xml 27755 2025-07-07T14:15:45.877742 image/jpeg 3813 2025-07-07T14:15:45.838748 image/jpeg 134888 2020-12-13T20:56:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 504565 2020-12-13T20:56:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 134881 2020-12-13T20:56:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 506348 2025-07-07T14:15:45.540735 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