Project Gutenberg 2010-07-25 Public domain in the USA. 111 Brown, Alice 1857 1948 The Day of His Youth Produced by D Alexander, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Day of His Youth" by Alice Brown is a novel written in the late 19th century. It tells the poignant story of Francis Hume, a boy who grows up in the woods under the watchful care of his father, Ernest Hume, following the death of his mother during childbirth. The narrative explores themes of nature's influence on personal development, the complexities of love, and the inevitability of personal and social change as Francis transitions from a sheltered childhood toward a more complicated maturity. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the profound loss experienced by Francis and his father, shaping their existence in isolation within the natural landscape. The two men create a makeshift life in the woods, cultivating both their physical strength and a bond strengthened by shared experiences and ideals. However, as Francis enters adolescence, he becomes increasingly aware of the world beyond the trees and encounters new people, igniting feelings of love and desire that challenge the simplicity of their previous lives. The opening establishes a rich backdrop for a tale that will explore the trials of growing up, societal expectations, and the push and pull between individual dreams and communal responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Young men -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 159182 2025-07-13T11:56:59.529759 text/html 155096 2010-07-25T20:34:28 text/html 130443 2025-07-13T11:57:03.981731 application/epub+zip 130754 2025-07-13T11:57:01.187750 application/epub+zip 127145 2025-07-13T11:57:00.140755 application/epub+zip 231016 2025-07-13T11:57:06.099708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226924 2025-07-13T11:57:03.345751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199106 2022-08-15T07:31:46.367565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149558 2025-07-13T11:56:59.171766 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149474 2010-07-25T20:34:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149467 2010-07-25T20:34:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21505 2025-07-13T11:57:06.226706 application/rdf+xml 12007 2025-07-13T11:57:00.623746 image/jpeg 3309 2025-07-13T11:57:00.380748 image/jpeg 59929 2010-07-25T20:34:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 62635 2010-07-25T20:34:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 59910 2010-07-25T20:34:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 126961 2025-07-13T11:56:59.547749 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