Project Gutenberg 2011-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 222 Broun, Heywood 1888 1939 Broun, Heywood Campbell The Boy Grew Older Produced by Chuck Greif 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 Grew Older" by Heywood Broun is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Peter Neale who experiences the life-changing event of becoming a father while simultaneously grappling with his flaws and the complexities of relationships. The narrative explores themes of responsibility, love, and the emotional struggles that come with personal growth. The opening portion of the book introduces Peter Neale on the day his son is born. Initially, he is at a poker game when he receives the news, showcasing his struggle between societal expectations and personal desires. Once at the hospital, he is relieved to find his wife and child are fine, yet he feels disconnected from the notion of fatherhood, viewing his newborn more as a stranger than his son. The narrative hints at underlying tensions in his marriage with Maria, the child's mother, as she appears to resent the situation and struggles with the demands of motherhood. This sets a tone of emotional conflict and sets the stage for Peter's journey of learning to navigate his new role as a father amidst the chaos of his personal life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Runaway wives -- Fiction Sportswriters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 348021 2025-06-14T16:50:25.117952 text/html 351919 2011-05-08T14:46:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 137896 2011-05-08T14:49:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 207003 2025-06-14T16:50:32.425926 application/epub+zip 210989 2025-06-14T16:50:27.175983 application/epub+zip 200237 2025-06-14T16:50:25.895957 application/epub+zip 369150 2025-06-14T16:50:36.302922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350250 2025-06-14T16:50:31.582934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315990 2022-09-16T13:14:23.561635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326640 2025-06-14T16:50:24.301014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326542 2011-05-08T14:46:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122039 2011-05-08T14:49:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 326533 2011-05-08T14:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122007 2011-05-08T14:49:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20990 2025-06-14T16:50:36.458916 application/rdf+xml 12412 2025-06-14T16:50:26.470973 image/jpeg 3410 2025-06-14T16:50:26.184988 image/jpeg 201708 2025-06-14T16:50:25.154951 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