Project Gutenberg 2022-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 118 Davis, Richard Harding 1864 1916 16006318 Stories for Boys $aUnited States :$bCharles Scribner's Sons,$c1891. The reporter who made himself king -- Midsummer pirates -- Richard Carr's baby -- The great tri-club tennis tournament -- The jump at Corey's slip -- The Van Bibber baseball club -- The story of a jockey. 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 the Library of Congress) "Stories for Boys" by Richard Harding Davis is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on adventurous and imaginative tales, particularly appealing to a youthful audience, offering narratives filled with excitement and themes of courage and heroism. The opening story introduces the character Albert Gordon, a young reporter who embarks on unexpected adventures, setting the stage for tales filled with humor and thrilling encounters. The beginning of the book establishes Albert Gordon as a reporter disillusioned with mundane city life, seeking something more thrilling. After being assigned to the tropical island of Opeki as the American consul's secretary, he is excited by the prospects of adventure. However, upon arrival, he discovers that the consul has unexpectedly abandoned him, leaving him to navigate the complexities of island politics and local customs. As Gordon muses on his new role, he becomes embroiled in a humorous struggle for authority, leading to both chaos and camaraderie with local inhabitants and colorful characters. The narrative is set against the backdrop of a comic misunderstanding involving a German warship, miscommunication, and Gordon's ambitious dreams of making a name for himself as he attempts to protect the island and its people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/storiesforboys00davi/mode/2up 20220101072634davis 1891 us Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Boys -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 278707 2025-06-27T03:48:44.162926 text/html 265757 2024-10-18T20:33:53 text/html 897794 2025-06-27T03:48:48.599935 application/epub+zip 898101 2025-06-27T03:48:45.142959 application/epub+zip 199285 2025-06-27T03:48:44.670913 application/epub+zip 970183 2025-06-27T03:48:51.280889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949432 2025-06-27T03:48:48.197890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250256 2022-09-30T12:43:20.433258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250995 2025-06-27T03:48:43.755935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231043 2024-10-18T20:33:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17419 2025-06-27T03:48:51.414872 application/rdf+xml 17390 2025-06-27T03:48:44.826913 image/jpeg 2439 2025-06-27T03:48:44.746924 image/jpeg 1042979 2025-06-27T03:48:44.207920 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