Project Gutenberg 2007-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 371 Seely, Herman Gastrell Arting, Fred J. 1875 1922 17025592 A son of the city : $b A story of boy life E-text prepared by Peter Vachuska, Julia Miller, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Son of the City" by Herman Gastrell Seely is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows John Fletcher, a young boy who embarks on various adventures that depict the joys and challenges of boyhood in an urban environment. As John navigates fishing escapades, school life, friendships, and imaginative daydreams, the story captures the essence of childhood exuberance and innocence. At the start of the book, John Fletcher wakes up at dawn, eager to go fishing despite knowing that his parents would disapprove. As he sneaks out of his house, readers are introduced to his playful and adventurous spirit through his interactions with his friend Bill Silvey. The two boys race to a local park to fish, showcasing their youthful camaraderie and excitement for the outdoors. John's imagination runs wild as he dreams of adventures beyond fishing, and this opening portion sets the tone for the exploration of childhood mischief and the simple delights of life in the city. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Juvenile fiction City and town life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 473912 2025-06-08T15:57:29.232774 text/html 476212 2007-02-28T11:56:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1860744 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2009116 2025-06-08T15:57:40.803751 application/epub+zip 2010115 2025-06-08T15:57:32.847707 application/epub+zip 252940 2025-06-08T15:57:31.262772 application/epub+zip 2196983 2025-06-08T15:57:46.567674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2170174 2025-06-08T15:57:39.218693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427454 2022-09-10T03:33:04.201750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443904 2025-06-08T15:57:27.691763 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443621 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 176269 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 443628 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176255 2021-01-01T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 15551636 2007-02-28T13:09:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 21387 2025-06-08T15:57:46.735646 application/rdf+xml 12577 2025-06-08T15:57:31.831710 image/jpeg 3135 2025-06-08T15:57:31.546736 image/jpeg 1977735 2025-06-08T15:57:29.360752 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