Project Gutenberg 2016-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 133 Raymond, Alfred Harry Harding's Year of Promise Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Harry Harding's Year of Promise" by Alfred Raymond is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Harry Harding, a young boy who has plans for a new beginning as he returns to work at McMartin Brothers after a summer vacation. The novel explores themes of personal growth, responsibility, and friendship as Harry navigates his relationships with his peers, particularly his mischievous friend Teddy Burke, and faces challenges in the workplace. The opening of the book introduces Harry Harding as he enjoys the concluding chapter of a book under a horse-chestnut tree, just before a playful encounter with Teddy Burke. Their banter reveals their personalities—Harry being introspective and thoughtful, while Teddy is more impulsive and carefree. As they discuss an allegory Harry read about a king’s "Year of Promise," they decide to adopt the same mindset for their upcoming year back at work. The chapter sets the tone for their adventures at the Martin Brothers’ department store, foreshadowing both friendship and conflict as they resolve to turn their year into one of fulfillment amidst the trials they face in the workplace. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Department stores -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 388396 2025-06-21T07:22:17.769679 text/html 372091 2024-10-23T01:01:12 text/html 305725 2025-06-21T07:22:24.164638 application/epub+zip 303184 2025-06-21T07:22:18.716646 application/epub+zip 244644 2025-06-21T07:22:18.238714 application/epub+zip 401216 2025-06-21T07:22:28.356635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360509 2025-06-21T07:22:23.650705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302349 2022-09-24T01:49:03.132588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352300 2025-06-21T07:22:17.041715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332449 2024-10-23T01:01:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16119 2025-06-21T07:22:28.506598 application/rdf+xml 13364 2025-06-21T07:22:18.335665 image/jpeg 2293 2025-06-21T07:22:18.285662 image/jpeg 251066 2025-06-21T07:22:17.808836 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