Project Gutenberg 2023-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 107 Morley, Christopher 1890 1957 Morley, Christopher Darlington 25027460 Thunder on the left $aUnited States :$bDoubleday, Page & Company, $c1925. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_on_the_Left Emmanuel Ackerman, 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 Internet Archive) "Thunder on the Left" by Christopher Morley is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to revolve around the themes of childhood and adulthood, exploring the transition of the main character, Martin, and his friends as they grapple with the concept of growing up. As the children celebrate Martin's tenth birthday, their play and conversations reflect a childlike curiosity about what it means to be a "grown-up," alongside moments of introspection and burgeoning awareness. The opening of the book presents Martin, a young boy, as he interacts with his friends during a birthday party. The atmosphere is cozy and somewhat nostalgic, set against a backdrop of rain and the repapering of their nursery. The children engage in imaginative play, pretending to be "Stern Parents" and discussing the nuances of growing up while spying on the adults in a humorous yet revealing manner. This interplay between the innocence of childhood and the complexities of adulthood is central to the narrative, as Martin and his friends seek to understand the mysterious world of grown-ups. The contrasting dynamics between the children and their parents set the stage for a deeper examination of life, relationships, and the bittersweet nature of growing up. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/thunderonleft00morl/page/n7/mode/2up 20210120183110morley 1925 us Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Aging -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 378084 2025-06-28T07:36:56.951339 text/html 377001 2023-07-04T17:38:18 text/html 721819 2025-06-28T07:37:03.377307 application/epub+zip 719019 2025-06-28T07:36:58.249325 application/epub+zip 285825 2025-06-28T07:36:57.592304 application/epub+zip 1188348 2025-06-28T07:37:07.229286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 728796 2025-06-28T07:37:02.815336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339458 2025-06-28T07:36:55.910336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339223 2023-07-04T17:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18614 2025-06-28T07:37:07.376260 application/rdf+xml 9956 2025-06-28T07:36:57.793299 image/jpeg 1929 2025-06-28T07:36:57.690323 image/jpeg 132786 2023-07-04T17:38:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 674073 2023-07-04T17:38:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 765692 2025-06-28T07:36:56.994378 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