Project Gutenberg 2006-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 383 Crosby, Ernest 1856 1907 Crosby, Ernest H. (Ernest Howard) Crosby, Ernest Howard Beard, Daniel Carter 1850 1941 Beard, D. C. (Daniel Carter) Beard, Dan Captain Jinks, Hero Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Captain Jinks, Hero" by Ernest Crosby is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Colonel Jinks, an amiable farmer with a military title, and his son Sam, who aspires to become a hero much like the toy soldiers gifted to him for his birthday. The narrative explores themes of military ambition and a young boy's journey into the world of soldiers, touching on Sam's profound admiration for authority and valor, all set against the backdrop of war and societal expectations. The opening portion introduces us to Colonel Jinks, who buys a box of toy soldiers for his son Sam, igniting the boy's imagination and dreams of grandeur. Sam's affection for his new toys quickly morphs into an intense aspiration to become a "hero," as he becomes enthralled with military life. Soon, the family relocates to a nearby town where Sam joins the local Boys' Brigade, fully embracing his military ambitions. As he grows older, he dreams of attending a military academy and eventually joining the army, which sets the stage for his evolving identity amidst the themes of war, heroism, and the societal constructs surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Didactic fiction Social problems -- Fiction Political fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 474178 2025-06-08T09:37:58.702122 text/html 482667 2006-09-22T17:44:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2190608 2006-09-22T17:44:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1792922 2025-06-08T09:38:10.974068 application/epub+zip 1793849 2025-06-08T09:38:01.952095 application/epub+zip 243886 2025-06-08T09:37:59.448113 application/epub+zip 2878903 2025-06-08T09:38:16.877035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2823446 2025-06-08T09:38:08.350091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333818 2022-09-09T09:01:28.533553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408990 2025-06-08T09:37:57.453101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408908 2006-09-22T17:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 153259 2006-09-22T17:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 408899 2006-09-22T17:44:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153212 2006-09-22T17:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22079 2025-06-08T09:38:17.226049 application/rdf+xml 20967 2025-06-08T09:37:59.567096 image/jpeg 3827 2025-06-08T09:37:59.508132 image/jpeg 2200688 2025-06-08T09:37:58.821162 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 en.wikipedia