Project Gutenberg 2016-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 154 Leighton, Marie Connor 1941 Connor, Marie Leighton, M. C. (Marie Connor) Boy of My Heart Produced by MWS, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Boy of My Heart" by Marie Connor Leighton is a non-fiction account written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the life of a young boy, Roland—affectionately nicknamed "Little Yeogh Wough"—who is coming home from the frontlines of war, reflecting on his mother’s love, his growth, and the trials of war. The text intricately portrays the longing and anxieties of a mother waiting for her son, emphasizing themes of courage, sacrifice, and maternal devotion. The opening of the work introduces us to a poignant scene where a mother waits anxiously for her son to return home from military service during World War I. Her reflections reveal both pride and fear as she recounts memories of Roland's childhood and his development into a man faced with the harsh realities of war. The mother's emotional turmoil punctuated by her anticipation is palpable as she considers the complexities of his character and their bond, while also touching on the threatening nature of war and its cost on young lives. The narrative sets the tone for a powerful exploration of love, loss, and the impact of conflict on personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Gift books World War, 1914-1918 -- Miscellanea D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 314638 2025-07-20T13:53:12.992575 text/html 297706 2024-10-23T00:10:22 text/html 203745 2025-07-20T13:53:17.451544 application/epub+zip 207453 2025-07-20T13:53:13.653547 application/epub+zip 164081 2025-07-20T13:53:13.315544 application/epub+zip 311602 2025-07-20T13:53:20.506509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282592 2025-07-20T13:53:17.088528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239114 2022-09-23T12:13:49.472288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283304 2025-07-20T13:53:12.484607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263383 2024-10-23T00:10:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16921 2025-07-20T13:53:20.635481 application/rdf+xml 18975 2025-07-20T13:53:13.392525 image/jpeg 2772 2025-07-20T13:53:13.354519 image/jpeg 190639 2025-07-20T13:53:13.019545 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