Project Gutenberg 2016-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 132 Kellogg, Elijah 1813 1901 Charlie Bell, The Waif of Elm Island Elm Island stories Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Charlie Bell, The Waif of Elm Island" by Elijah Kellogg is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work follows the journey of Charlie Bell, an English orphan with a troubled past, who finds himself taken in by a couple, Ben and Sally Rhines, on a remote island after escaping from a gang of pirates disguised as fishermen. The story explores themes of resilience, community, and personal growth as Charlie navigates his new life and seeks to contribute to his adoptive family. The opening of the novel establishes a backdrop of hardship during the Revolutionary War era, painting a vivid picture of life on Elm Island. It introduces Charlie as a mistreated boy who is saved from a dangerous situation by Ben's fierce protection of his family. After Charlie is taken in, he quickly finds a sense of purpose and belonging while assisting Ben and Sally with chores around their homestead. The bits of dialogue exchanged between the characters reveal their personalities and relationships, setting the stage for Charlie’s transformation from a frightened waif to a productive and cherished member of the household. The beginning captivates the reader by promising adventure and character development as Charlie integrates into his new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Islands -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Adopted children -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Self-reliance -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 440891 2025-07-20T12:39:10.467072 text/html 424873 2024-10-22T23:50:35 text/html 693515 2025-07-20T12:39:17.709065 application/epub+zip 691813 2025-07-20T12:39:11.695080 application/epub+zip 262644 2025-07-20T12:39:11.074046 application/epub+zip 735814 2025-07-20T12:39:22.898988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693794 2025-07-20T12:39:16.968019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331819 2022-09-23T09:22:29.870725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394350 2025-07-20T12:39:09.558072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 374478 2024-10-22T23:50:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19776 2025-07-20T12:39:23.037002 application/rdf+xml 18497 2025-07-20T12:39:11.160077 image/jpeg 2829 2025-07-20T12:39:11.118050 image/jpeg 633743 2025-07-20T12:39:10.513099 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