Project Gutenberg 2013-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 319 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Talisman: A Tale for Boys Produced by Chris Curnow, JoAnn Greenwood, 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 Talisman: A Tale for Boys" by Anonymous is a fictional narrative written in the early 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Frank Courtland, who is preparing to leave his rural home for school in Boston, marking a significant transition in his life. Throughout the book, themes of friendship, moral challenges, and the journey of growing up are explored as Frank navigates his new environment and the accompanying temptations. At the start of the tale, Frank is depicted as a bright and imaginative boy who has been raised in a loving home by his parents, particularly his mother, who has educated him. As his father announces plans for Frank to attend school, the boy grapples with excitement and reluctance about leaving home and the comforts of family. He receives a special talisman from his mother that symbolizes her moral guidance and protection, prompting him to reflect on the importance of making good choices in the face of new challenges. This opening sets the stage for Frank’s adventures and moral dilemmas as he embarks on this pivotal journey toward independence and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44031/44031-h/images/cover-page.jpg Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's stories PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 136367 2025-10-17T16:12:07.065803 text/html 114948 2024-10-23T19:18:02 text/html 279849 2025-10-17T16:12:09.592269 application/epub+zip 279660 2025-10-17T16:12:07.512905 application/epub+zip 113061 2025-10-17T16:12:07.273790 application/epub+zip 332596 2025-10-17T16:12:11.332278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317769 2025-10-17T16:12:09.331782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151403 2022-09-20T06:13:32.341413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121353 2025-10-17T16:12:06.848813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101462 2024-10-23T19:18:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16259 2025-10-17T16:12:11.454333 application/rdf+xml 18350 2025-10-17T16:12:07.339781 image/jpeg 2623 2025-10-17T16:12:07.306801 image/jpeg 280175 2025-10-17T16:12:07.083815 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 More titles under Unknown