Project Gutenberg 2018-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 172 Stoddard, William O. 1835 1925 Stoddard, W. O. Stoddard, William Osborn Hoyt, P. L. The Village Champion Produced by David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Village Champion" by William O. Stoddard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the main character, Barnaby Vernon, a young man who has recently escaped a life of deception and trickery under the influence of his uncle, Major Montague. As Barnaby seeks to carve out a new identity, he embarks on an adventure filled with challenges, self-discovery, and a quest for belonging. The opening of the novel introduces us to Barnaby as he decides to leave behind his old life, asserting his independence from Major Montague. He is determined to learn about his true identity, having just learned his real name. Barnaby's encounter with his uncle reveals a background steeped in mischief and the world of street con artists. His resolve is further solidified after he takes a small black valise, promising to keep it closed for one year as a testament to his desire to move on from his troubled past. The narrative sets the stage for his transition to a new life, hinting at future encounters that will shape his character and ultimate fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Juvenile fiction New England -- Juvenile fiction Villages -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 472516 2025-07-22T14:25:28.859637 text/html 507671 2018-04-06T16:50:28 text/html 583212 2025-07-22T14:25:36.114666 application/epub+zip 579807 2025-07-22T14:25:29.969612 application/epub+zip 293166 2025-07-22T14:25:29.396665 application/epub+zip 708019 2025-07-22T14:25:40.497564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654491 2025-07-22T14:25:35.468596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372739 2022-08-25T15:29:38.735812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419037 2025-07-22T14:25:27.489674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418958 2018-04-06T16:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19215 2025-07-22T14:25:40.635571 application/rdf+xml 24430 2025-07-22T14:25:29.495651 image/jpeg 4205 2025-07-22T14:25:29.446620 image/jpeg 155219 2018-04-06T16:50:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 571421 2018-04-06T16:50:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 720211 2025-07-22T14:25:28.912689 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