Project Gutenberg 2011-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 194 Harris, Joel Chandler 1848 1908 Harding, Charlotte 1873 1951 Brown, Charlotte Harding The Bishop and the Boogerman E-text prepared by David Edwards, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "The Bishop and the Boogerman" by Joel Chandler Harris is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named Adelaide, her crabby uncle Jonas Whipple, Mr. Billy Sanders, who behaves like a mischievous bishop, and the whimsical adventures they embark upon, including a quest for the elusive Boogerman. Harris blends elements of Southern Gothic and childhood wonder, presenting a coming-of-age saga that is rich in characterization and charming observations. The opening of the story introduces us to Adelaide, a little girl with a vivid imagination, who has recently lost her parents. As she prepares to move in with her Uncle Jonas, she is accompanied by Mr. Sanders, who offers comic relief through his antics and storytelling. The narrative paints an enjoyable picture of childhood innocence and curiosity as Adelaide navigates her new environment and meets her uncle. The dialogue flows with playful and engaging language, hinting at themes of love, belonging, and the magic that exists in the everyday world. Mr. Sanders's playful spirit contrasts with Uncle Jonas's gruff demeanor, setting the stage for both laughter and heartfelt moments as they form a unique family dynamic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36370/36370-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Southern States -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 223893 2025-06-14T18:26:23.190153 text/html 222894 2011-06-10T14:33:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 753070 2011-06-10T14:36:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 779562 2025-06-14T18:26:27.201165 application/epub+zip 780913 2025-06-14T18:26:24.011120 application/epub+zip 150028 2025-06-14T18:26:23.590178 application/epub+zip 855330 2025-06-14T18:26:29.886098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 843243 2025-06-14T18:26:26.790167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213335 2022-09-16T15:06:01.867359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208774 2025-06-14T18:26:22.814141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208474 2011-06-10T14:30:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79904 2011-06-10T14:30:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20070 2025-06-14T18:26:30.046111 application/rdf+xml 21677 2025-06-14T18:26:23.683140 image/jpeg 3025 2025-06-14T18:26:23.634133 image/jpeg 754700 2025-06-14T18:26:23.245122 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 en.wikipedia