Project Gutenberg 2013-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 144 Unknown The Friends; or, The Triumph of Innocence over False Charges A Tale, Founded on Facts Produced by Chris Curnow, Sue Fleming 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 Friends; or, The Triumph of Innocence over False Charges" by Unknown is a children's tale written in the early 19th century. This didactic narrative revolves around themes of friendship, morality, and the value of integrity in the face of adversity. The story is likely crafted to entertain while also imparting life lessons to young readers. The plot centers around two friends, Henry Wardour and George Harrington, who face trials during their time at a boarding school in Kent. They demonstrate their character and loyalty by standing up against bullying from older boys who impose unfair rules and take advantage of the younger students. A pivotal moment occurs when a fellow student is wrongfully accused of theft, leading Henry into a state of despair. However, the truth eventually emerges, revealing the true thief among the boys, and Henry's innocence is proved. Throughout the story, the values of friendship, kindness, and honesty are emphasized as Henry and George navigate their journey, ultimately celebrating the victory of virtue over vice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44178/44178-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boarding schools -- England -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 107706 2025-06-17T18:40:58.661590 text/html 104487 2013-11-14T12:34:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 664746 2025-06-17T18:41:01.649561 application/epub+zip 664534 2025-06-17T18:40:59.294532 application/epub+zip 104134 2025-06-17T18:40:58.967572 application/epub+zip 715036 2025-06-17T18:41:03.570574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698180 2025-06-17T18:41:01.306523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138584 2022-09-20T07:16:38.696112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90829 2023-09-19T09:09:45.577216 text/plain 15688 2025-06-17T18:41:03.708543 application/rdf+xml 26745 2025-06-17T18:40:59.049556 image/jpeg 3261 2025-06-17T18:40:59.009568 image/jpeg 604394 2025-06-17T18:40:58.693565 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 More titles under Anonymous