Project Gutenberg 2020-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 350 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Joan and Peter: The story of an education Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_and_Peter Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education" by H. G. Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the lives of its main characters, Peter and Joan, exploring their upbringing and education against the backdrop of familial influences and societal expectations. The narrative captures the struggles and ideals of modern parents trying to navigate their children's future within a rapidly changing world. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Peter’s parentage, revealing significant details about his father, Arthur Stubland, and mother, Dolly. The opening describes Peter's birth and the immediate emotional turmoil his father experiences as he grapples with love and responsibility. We learn that both parents possess modern, liberal views influenced by their backgrounds and societal shifts, with Mr. Stubland's artistic inclinations contrasting with Mrs. Stubland's historical and scientific interests. The beginning sets the stage for Peter and Joan's education, emphasizing the new ideas of child-rearing and social reform in the context of early 1900s England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Guardian and ward -- Fiction English fiction -- 20th century Boating accidents -- Fiction Education, Humanistic -- England -- Fiction School children -- England -- Fiction Teenagers -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1408262 2025-06-24T10:43:33.948954 text/html 1392818 2024-10-17T16:32:06 text/html 838346 2025-06-24T10:43:49.589373 application/epub+zip 847336 2025-06-24T10:43:36.677441 application/epub+zip 638955 2025-06-24T10:43:35.353910 application/epub+zip 1241308 2025-06-24T10:44:00.159289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1110970 2025-06-24T10:43:47.895375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 904294 2022-09-27T18:21:57.966669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1283507 2025-06-24T10:43:30.892972 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1263512 2024-10-17T16:32:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18446 2025-06-24T10:44:00.311296 application/rdf+xml 22540 2025-06-24T10:43:35.486892 image/jpeg 2644 2025-06-24T10:43:35.421915 image/jpeg 846038 2025-06-24T10:43:34.072905 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