Project Gutenberg 2009-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 227 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) A Boy's Town Produced by David Edwards, Emmy 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.) "A Boy's Town" by William Dean Howells is a nostalgic novel written in the late 19th century. This work reflects on the innocence and complexity of boyhood as experienced through the eyes of the narrator, who draws on his childhood memories of a small town setting. The narrative seeks to capture the essence of boyhood adventures and the environment that shaped them." "At the start of the novel, the author introduces the concept of the "Boy's Town," emphasizing how the world appears to a boy aged between three and eleven. It paints a vivid picture of the setting—complete with rivers, canals, and plenty of outdoor adventures. The narrator recounts various experiences, much like a nostalgic reverie, recalling interactions with family, school life, and the myriad activities that occupied boys of his time, all while highlighting a certain innocence and misunderstanding inherent to childhood." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Boys -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 483896 2025-08-12T04:02:41.451891 text/html 480058 2009-05-08T16:42:36 text/html 1298673 2025-08-12T04:02:46.956852 application/epub+zip 1304143 2025-08-12T04:02:42.485950 application/epub+zip 257859 2025-08-12T04:02:41.908930 application/epub+zip 1429327 2025-08-12T04:02:50.782860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1384956 2025-08-12T04:02:46.454898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341699 2022-09-13T10:50:32.454026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439396 2025-08-12T04:02:40.972885 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439286 2009-05-08T16:42:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439279 2009-05-08T16:42:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20224 2025-08-12T04:02:50.914870 application/rdf+xml 17926 2025-08-12T04:02:41.992899 image/jpeg 2194 2025-08-12T04:02:41.949876 image/jpeg 164582 2009-05-08T16:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1258598 2009-05-08T16:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 164564 2009-05-08T16:42:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1260084 2025-08-12T04:02:41.532879 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