Project Gutenberg 2015-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 174 Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867 1940 Benson, Edward Frederic Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic) David Blaize Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Blaize E-text prepared by Marcia Brooks, Cindy Beyer, and the Distributed Proofreaders Canada team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "David Blaize" by E. F. Benson is a novel written in the early 20th century. This humorous coming-of-age story revolves around the life of David Blaize, a young boy at Helmsworth Preparatory School, where he navigates the trials and tribulations of school life, friendships, and conflicts with authority. The narrative captures the essence of childhood with its vivid characters and relatable experiences. The opening of the novel introduces readers to David in a rather unique classroom setting — a museum filled with curiosities — while he struggles to write a letter home to his father. Amid distractions, we learn about his relationships with his classmates and the teachers, especially Mr. Dutton and the formidable Headmaster. David's playful characterization is evidenced in his mischievous nature, whether he's engaged in antics involving inky darts or contemplating the lives of prehistoric creatures. As tensions build around school rules and expectations, the stage is set for an exploration of friendship, discipline, and the humorous chaos that often accompanies youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Fiction Boarding schools -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 632147 2025-07-19T11:08:54.476104 text/html 612932 2024-10-24T17:02:36 text/html 488634 2025-07-19T11:09:01.066098 application/epub+zip 500769 2025-07-19T11:08:55.434060 application/epub+zip 292762 2025-07-19T11:08:54.964082 application/epub+zip 658546 2025-07-19T11:09:05.474981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634963 2025-07-19T11:09:00.656052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428192 2022-09-22T03:36:41.128368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569034 2025-07-19T11:08:53.179039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 549159 2024-10-24T17:02:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17874 2025-07-19T11:09:05.606991 application/rdf+xml 18533 2025-07-19T11:08:55.066085 image/jpeg 2003 2025-07-19T11:08:55.016046 image/jpeg 476628 2025-07-19T11:08:54.528052 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