Project Gutenberg 2018-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 142 Leclerc, Eugène (Dramatist) Leclerc, Eugene (Dramatist) Barker, Sale, Mrs. 1841 1892 Barker, Lucy Davies Davies, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Davies-Drummond, Lucy Villiers, Lucy Sale-Barker, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Davies Barker, Lucy D. Sale Coward or Hero? Produced by deaurider, Barry Abrahamsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Coward or Hero?" by Eugène Leclerc is a fiction work written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the timid young boy Paul Bicquerot, his struggle with cowardice, and his interactions with his soldier father who is disappointed in his son's fears. Faced with his insecurities, Paul grapples with societal expectations of bravery and finds himself in humorous yet challenging situations, indicating themes of childhood innocence and social dynamics. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Paul, who is quaking with fear at the mocking faces of a boy across the street. His father’s harsh criticism punctuates his anxiety, highlighting the tension between fatherly expectations and a child's emotional turmoil. In the midst of his fear, Paul contemplates his cowardice and compares himself to others, setting the stage for his desire to be brave. The initial chapters also introduce various characters like Colonel Boissot, who represents an old-school mentality about handling cowardice, foreshadowing the conflicting advice Paul will receive as he seeks to redefine his self-image amidst external pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Courage -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 189596 2025-06-22T12:30:14.574846 text/html 185203 2018-01-13T21:44:18 text/html 1909510 2025-06-22T12:30:21.344804 application/epub+zip 1909024 2025-06-22T12:30:16.098848 application/epub+zip 178057 2025-06-22T12:30:15.249837 application/epub+zip 1955610 2025-06-22T12:30:25.137776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1918862 2025-06-22T12:30:20.631815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195122 2022-08-25T11:33:22.826056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161830 2025-06-22T12:30:14.005818 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162085 2018-01-13T21:44:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19225 2025-06-22T12:30:25.305771 application/rdf+xml 20818 2025-06-22T12:30:15.342879 image/jpeg 3385 2025-06-22T12:30:15.293867 image/jpeg 60092 2018-01-13T21:44:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 1853635 2018-01-13T21:44:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1854983 2025-06-22T12:30:14.667871 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