Project Gutenberg 2011-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 254 Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox) 1877 1930 Weale, B. L. Putnam (Bertram Lenox Putnam) Weale, Bertram Lenox Putnam Simpson, Bertram Lenox Wang the Ninth: The Story of a Chinese Boy Produced by David Clarke, Katie Hernandez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Wang the Ninth: The Story of a Chinese Boy" by B. L. Putnam Weale is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the young protagonist, Wang the Ninth, an unfortunate child born into poverty in China, who embarks on a journey through personal and societal struggles as he seeks a better life. The story paints a vivid picture of Wang's early experiences, including the abandonment by his mother and the subsequent hardships faced by him and his father. The opening of the book introduces us to Wang the Ninth's dire circumstances as he begins his journey of survival. At just three years old, he is pushed along in a wheelbarrow by his father, who is desperate after famine strikes their village, leading to the sale of his siblings and the departure of his mother. This tumultuous backdrop sets the stage for Wang's adventures in the city, where he begins to learn about the world, confront poverty, and discover the complexities of human relationships. The chapters transition from his father's struggles to his own as he adapts to his environment, highlighting themes of resilience, independence, and the quest for identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en China -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 343435 2025-10-15T08:19:08.388774 text/html 347435 2011-09-10T16:18:08 text/html 217811 2025-10-15T08:19:16.144760 application/epub+zip 219680 2025-10-15T08:19:11.551793 application/epub+zip 209015 2025-10-15T08:19:10.294797 application/epub+zip 426637 2025-10-15T08:19:19.707756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386532 2025-10-15T08:19:15.277776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315448 2022-09-17T07:13:22.090292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312705 2025-10-15T08:19:07.768831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 312523 2011-09-10T16:18:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 312514 2011-09-10T16:18:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19994 2025-10-15T08:19:19.835764 application/rdf+xml 15440 2025-10-15T08:19:10.803829 image/jpeg 3562 2025-10-15T08:19:10.548770 image/jpeg 118862 2011-09-10T16:18:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 127399 2011-09-10T16:18:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 118843 2011-09-10T16:18:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 204160 2025-10-15T08:19:08.416774 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