Project Gutenberg 2017-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 158 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry Joe Wayring at Home; or, The Adventures of a Fly-Rod Produced by David Edwards, Elizabeth Oscanyan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Joe Wayring at Home; or, The Adventures of a Fly-Rod" by Harry Castlemon is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the adventures of Joe Wayring, a young boy who shares a close bond with his fly-rod, which takes on a life-like persona as it narrates its own experiences fishing alongside Joe. Themes of adventure, friendship, and the joys of nature are likely to be explored throughout the tale. The opening of the book introduces the anthropomorphized fly-rod, named "Old Durability," who recounts its illustrious history and past fishing exploits. The rod feels neglected as Joe seems inclined to rely more on newer equipment. Old Durability's determination to prove its worth leads to a dramatic fishing encounter with a muskalonge, showcasing Joe's skill and the rod's resilience. This introduction sets the stage for a fun and engaging story filled with outdoor adventures and the challenges of youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Fishing -- Juvenile fiction Camping -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Outdoor life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 520504 2025-06-22T09:11:00.770409 text/html 498477 2024-10-23T02:44:51 text/html 891447 2025-06-22T09:11:08.903394 application/epub+zip 886589 2025-06-22T09:11:02.404428 application/epub+zip 280398 2025-06-22T09:11:01.602427 application/epub+zip 1005854 2025-06-22T09:11:13.750423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 971989 2025-06-22T09:11:08.047397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367468 2022-08-25T07:03:24.989906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458737 2025-06-22T09:10:59.791417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 438758 2024-10-23T02:44:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18504 2025-06-22T09:11:13.911342 application/rdf+xml 26930 2025-06-22T09:11:01.708391 image/jpeg 4311 2025-06-22T09:11:01.653411 image/jpeg 827657 2025-06-22T09:11:00.831456 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