Project Gutenberg 2007-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 233 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_Pony_Baker Produced by David Edwards, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) "The Flight of Pony Baker" by William Dean Howells is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the adventures of a young boy named Pony Baker, who struggles with the challenges of childhood, including his relationship with his overprotective mother and his desire for independence from parental authority. The narrative explores themes of childhood innocence, friendship, and the longing for adventure. At the start of the story, Pony Baker is introduced as a boy in a small town who feels restrained by his mother's protective nature and the expectations placed upon him. The text delves into Pony’s conflicts with his family dynamics, particularly his interactions with his mother, who insists on limiting his freedom, especially when it comes to outdoor play. As the narrative unfolds, Pony contemplates running away from home, influenced by his friends' daring ideas while simultaneously grappling with his childhood fears and fantasies about adventure, particularly involving Indians. The beginning effectively sets the stage for an exploration of Pony's adventures and misadventures as he navigates the complexities of boyhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction Amusements -- Juvenile fiction Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 271529 2025-06-09T10:24:01.267335 text/html 274144 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 951573 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 953892 2025-06-09T10:24:06.396314 application/epub+zip 953623 2025-06-09T10:24:02.502350 application/epub+zip 157076 2025-06-09T10:24:01.612361 application/epub+zip 857859 2025-06-09T10:24:09.295266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834907 2025-06-09T10:24:05.506292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224559 2022-09-10T12:02:13.324541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243300 2025-06-09T10:24:00.817325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243137 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84764 2007-08-02T08:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20066 2025-06-09T10:24:09.441269 application/rdf+xml 24728 2025-06-09T10:24:01.699363 image/jpeg 3794 2025-06-09T10:24:01.656303 image/jpeg 974664 2025-06-09T10:24:01.322320 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