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 Project Gutenberg 2022-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 170 Bates, Lizzie Bates, L. (Lizzie) The Climbers $aUnited States :$bAmerican Tract Society,$c1866. Juliet Sutherland, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Climbers" by Lizzie Bates is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces readers to Marston Howe, a determined young boy grappling with the challenges of his impoverished upbringing. It explores themes of perseverance, aspiration, and the pursuit of self-improvement, as Marston seeks to rise above his current circumstances and make a better life for himself and his sister, Jennie. The beginning of the novel presents a conversation between Mr. Jeffries, a hotel keeper, and a guest, who discusses the importance of ambition and the desire for self-improvement among American boys. Amid their dialogue, the stable-boy Marston Howe is introduced, highlighting his passion for reading and learning despite his challenging life. Orphaned and resigned to labor in a hotel, Marston longs for a better future, driven by his mother's hopes for him and the idea of climbing toward success, symbolically represented by the mountains he admires. As he encounters Mr. Kirby, who encourages him, the groundwork for Marston's journey of growth and resilience is laid out. The opening passages set the stage for Marston's struggles and aspirations, establishing a narrative centered on the idea of striving for betterment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200906112739bates 1866 US Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Temperance -- Juvenile fiction Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction Child labor -- Juvenile fiction Self-culture -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 267870 2025-07-27T04:29:33.016288 text/html 252552 2024-10-18T20:53:02 text/html 783499 2025-07-27T04:29:37.809296 application/epub+zip 781062 2025-07-27T04:29:34.117326 application/epub+zip 199102 2025-07-27T04:29:33.594302 application/epub+zip 755480 2025-07-27T04:29:40.845288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 692896 2025-07-27T04:29:37.304259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202720 2022-09-30T14:08:49.081890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236910 2025-07-27T04:29:32.538304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217070 2024-10-18T20:53:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17537 2025-07-27T04:29:40.998251 application/rdf+xml 3031 2025-07-27T04:29:33.773279 image/jpeg 964 2025-07-27T04:29:33.682302 image/jpeg 1008165 2025-07-27T04:29:33.080303 application/octet-stream application/zip