Project Gutenberg 2022-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 104 Herrick, Robert 1868 1938 Herrick, Robert Welch Stone, Seymour M. 1877 1957 Stone, Seymour Millais 03029271 Their Child $aUnited States :$bMacMillan Company,$c1903. D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries) "Their Child" by Robert Herrick is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the complex dynamics of family life, focusing on the challenges faced by parents as they navigate their relationships and responsibilities toward their child amid emotional turmoil. It reflects on themes such as parental anxiety, the nature of moral inheritance, and the fears surrounding childhood behavior. The narrative follows Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, whose young son, Oscar, exhibits troubling behavior that escalates into violence. The plot begins with a gathering at their home, where the family's struggles become apparent when Oscar lashes out, leading to a significant incident involving his nurse. As the story unfolds, Mrs. Simmons grapples with the fear that their child's aggression is linked to a genetic inheritance from his paternal grandfather, Oscar Svenson, a man known for violent outbursts. The tension between the couple mounts as they confront their child's potential fate, revealing their own insecurities and various coping strategies, including social outings and external relationships. Ultimately, they must reconcile their fears and unite as parents to fight for the well-being of their son, illustrating the profound effects of past legacies on contemporary lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/theirchild00herriala/mode/2up 20210409114328herrick 1903 US Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Husband and wife -- Fiction Parent and child -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 122575 2025-06-26T11:31:24.694825 text/html 103049 2024-10-18T18:03:00 text/html 691436 2025-06-26T11:31:28.391858 application/epub+zip 690315 2025-06-26T11:31:25.728816 application/epub+zip 147434 2025-06-26T11:31:25.120843 application/epub+zip 734332 2025-06-26T11:31:30.381341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696799 2025-06-26T11:31:27.999831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175414 2022-09-30T07:23:20.912836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101552 2025-06-26T11:31:24.356871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81588 2024-10-18T18:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17707 2025-06-26T11:31:30.520317 application/rdf+xml 27479 2025-06-26T11:31:25.237804 image/jpeg 3770 2025-06-26T11:31:25.179806 image/jpeg 1134793 2025-06-26T11:31:24.759844 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