Project Gutenberg 2019-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 138 Stoddard, William O. 1835 1925 Stoddard, W. O. Stoddard, William Osborn Walled In: A True Story of Randall's Island Produced by ellinora, 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/American Libraries.) "Walled In: A True Story of Randall's Island" by William O. Stoddard is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the experiences of boys inside a reform school, particularly a boy named Jim, who feels unjustly confined and yearns for freedom. The book explores themes of hope, innocence, and the struggles of youth against the confines of a seemingly oppressive environment. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to Randall’s Island and its House of Refuge, where boys, including Jim, live under strict discipline but receive education and vocational training. Jim, while participating in drills with the other boys, actively despises the stone walls that confine him and dreams of escape. His bitterness stems from what he perceives as an injustice—having been sent there for a crime he didn't commit. As he plots his escape, he contemplates the challenges he faces, not only from the physical barriers but also from his fellow residents and the officers who oversee them. This sets the stage for Jim's journey to freedom, filled with camaraderie, determination, and resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Reformatories -- Juvenile fiction Printing plants -- Juvenile fiction Randalls Island (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: History - American Category: History - Schools & Universities 155587 2025-06-24T04:10:37.113801 text/html 161581 2019-07-16T20:34:34 text/html 252163 2025-06-24T04:10:40.918763 application/epub+zip 250475 2025-06-24T04:10:37.820765 application/epub+zip 129274 2025-06-24T04:10:37.427793 application/epub+zip 299860 2025-06-24T04:10:43.316760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277275 2025-06-24T04:10:40.563769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156922 2022-09-27T04:41:27.522395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134408 2025-06-24T04:10:36.788796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134579 2019-07-16T20:34:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19264 2025-06-24T04:10:43.455774 application/rdf+xml 16149 2025-06-24T04:10:37.516800 image/jpeg 2570 2025-06-24T04:10:37.470786 image/jpeg 49827 2019-07-16T20:34:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 266145 2019-07-16T20:34:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 328146 2025-06-24T04:10:37.144768 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