Project Gutenberg 2015-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 446 Meadowcroft, Wm. H. (William Henry) 1853 Meadowcroft, W. H. (William Henry) Meadowcroft, William Henry The boys' life of Edison Produced by Madeleine Fournier. Images made available by the Internet Archive. "The Boys' Life of Edison" by Wm. H. Meadowcroft is a biographical account aimed at young readers, written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and early experiences of Thomas Edison, one of the most significant inventors of the electrical age. It focuses on his formative years, highlighting his curiosity, early experiments, and the hard work that led to his success, showcasing Edison's journey from a fragile child with a thirst for knowledge to a pioneering innovator. The opening of the book establishes Edison's remarkable early life and interests, painting a picture of a boy who, despite his initial struggles in school, found passion in chemistry and invention. It introduces his family background and early influences, particularly the significant role his mother played in his education. We learn of Edison’s adventures as a newsboy on trains, where he balanced selling newspapers with his experiments, even creating a printing press amid his journeys. The beginning sets the stage for a tale filled with excitement, ingenuity, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge that defined Edison's character and future achievements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile literature TK Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies 425207 2025-09-20T09:47:42.022325 text/html 402885 2024-10-22T23:29:30 text/html 1118412 2025-09-20T09:47:47.292300 application/epub+zip 1123694 2025-09-20T09:47:43.206399 application/epub+zip 228744 2025-09-20T09:47:42.545341 application/epub+zip 1173490 2025-09-20T09:47:50.495356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1155600 2025-09-20T09:47:46.747338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323570 2022-09-22T20:36:11.716988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405743 2025-09-20T09:47:41.531355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385931 2024-10-22T23:29:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16126 2025-09-20T09:47:50.623301 application/rdf+xml 13328 2025-09-20T09:47:42.652324 image/jpeg 1907 2025-09-20T09:47:42.597334 image/jpeg 1129849 2025-09-20T09:47:42.086325 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