Project Gutenberg 2025-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 171 Stooke, Eleanora H. Stooke, E. H. Watkin, Isabel Robin of Sun Court $aUnited Kingdom :$bNational Society's Depository, $c1908. "Robin of Sun Court" by Eleanora H. Stooke is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on the life of Robin, a sensitive and earnest young boy growing up in the impoverished slums of Plymouth, and his efforts to navigate hardship, family struggles, and questions of faith and character. Major themes include poverty, friendship, kindness in the midst of adversity, and the influence of positive role models, as Robin contends with his difficult home life and finds support from neighbors and newfound friends. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene in Sun Court, a slum area where hardship and squalor are the norm. Robin, only ten years old, lives with his loving mother and abusive, alcoholic stepfather. Their neighbor, the kindly cobbler Jasper Blamey, offers comfort and encouragement, impacting Robin's sense of morality and hope. Robin’s struggles become entwined with new opportunities when he is chosen by an artist, Mrs. Groves, to serve as a model—a chance that brings both income and friendship. As the story unfolds, Robin earns his first wages, helps his beleaguered mother, and dreams of giving her a holiday as a reward for her sacrifices. However, family tensions and a devastating theft test his resolve and forgiveness, forcing Robin to confront difficult choices about loyalty, injustice, and the potential for change in those he loves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250224063208stooke 1908 GB Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Temperance -- Juvenile fiction Slums -- Juvenile fiction Plymouth (England) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: British Literature 172492 2025-06-30T05:06:03.594912 text/html 147965 2025-04-03T22:13:33 text/html 439826 2025-06-30T05:06:06.605951 application/epub+zip 442394 2025-06-30T05:06:04.034955 application/epub+zip 125889 2025-06-30T05:06:03.797923 application/epub+zip 508231 2025-06-30T05:06:08.466956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495881 2025-06-30T05:06:06.115963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159264 2025-06-30T05:06:03.286934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139535 2025-04-03T22:13:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16453 2025-06-30T05:06:08.597895 application/rdf+xml 23204 2025-06-30T05:06:03.871913 image/jpeg 3676 2025-06-30T05:06:03.834922 image/jpeg 464858 2025-06-30T05:06:03.616951 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