Project Gutenberg 2009-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 764 Mathiews, Franklin K. Louderback, Walt 1887 1941 Louderback, Walter Scott, Arthur D. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories The great big man / O. Johnson -- A twilight adventure / M.D. Post -- Tad Sheldon, second class scout / J.F. Wilson -- The red-headed league / A.C. Doyle -- The ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry -- The honk-honk breed / S.E. White -- The devil-fish / N. Duncan -- The jumping frog / Mark Twain --Bingism / B. Tarkingtorn -- Concho Curly at the op'ra / E.B. Bronson -- The lie / H. Hagedorn -- Story of the bandbox / R.L. Stevenson -- The hero and the cowboy / J.C. Lincoln -- The dollar / M. Robertson -- The mascot of "Troop 1" / S. Chalmers -- The lion's smile / T.W. Hanshew -- The roll-call of the reef / A.T. Quiller-Couch -- The house and the brain / E. Bulwer-Lytton. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Boy Scouts Book of Stories," edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, is a collection of short stories aimed at young readers, published in the early 20th century. This anthology is tailored for boys in their early teens and includes tales about adventures, camaraderie, humor, and life lessons, reflecting the spirit and values of the Boy Scouts. Each story captures different aspects of boyhood and adventure, appealing to a sense of exploration, teamwork, and integrity. At the start of the volume, we are introduced to a tale titled "The Great Big Man" by Owen Johnson. The story centers around twelve-year-old Joshua Tibbets, affectionately dubbed the "Great Big Man" by his peers at school, who grapples with feelings of homesickness as his classmates leave for vacation. As he watches his schoolmates depart, he reminisces about his life at the institution where he feels a mix of affection and melancholy, revealing the warmth and companionship he enjoys. The narrative sets the stage for Joshua's internal struggles while introducing themes of friendship, belonging, and the resilience of youth that continue throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories PN Text Scouts Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 658621 2025-10-12T04:02:16.209842 text/html 667411 2009-05-08T16:37:46 text/html 1144267 2025-10-12T04:02:27.784759 application/epub+zip 1148721 2025-10-12T04:02:19.948761 application/epub+zip 336403 2025-10-12T04:02:18.304790 application/epub+zip 1400593 2025-10-12T04:02:33.537718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1346220 2025-10-12T04:02:26.484754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509945 2022-09-13T10:50:10.432857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596713 2025-10-12T04:02:14.705832 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 596547 2009-05-08T16:37:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 596546 2009-05-08T16:37:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21425 2025-10-12T04:02:33.699698 application/rdf+xml 14544 2025-10-12T04:02:18.828784 image/jpeg 3557 2025-10-12T04:02:18.564802 image/jpeg 234992 2009-05-08T16:37:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1026324 2009-05-08T16:37:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 234934 2009-05-08T16:37:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1098097 2025-10-12T04:02:16.318851 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