The Boy Scout And Other Stories For Boys
Gelesen von David Wales
Richard Harding Davis
(4,346 Sterne; 13 Bewertungen)
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS, as a friend and fellow author has written of him, was “youth incarnate,” and there is probably nothing that he wrote of which a boy would not some day come to feel the appeal. But there are certain of his stories that go with especial directness to a boy’s heart and sympathies and make for him quite unforgettable literature. A few of these were made some years ago into a volume, “Stories for Boys,” and found a large and enthusiastic special public in addition to Davis’s general readers; and the present collection from stories more recently published is issued with the same motive. This book takes its title from “The Boy Scout,” the first of its tales; and it includes “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “Blood Will Tell,” the immortal “Gallegher,” and “The Bar Sinister,” Davis’s famous dog story. It is a fresh volume added to what Augustus Thomas calls “safe stuff to give to a young fellow who likes to take off his hat and dilate his nostrils and feel the wind in his face.” (Summary by Publisher's Note in book) (4 hr 57 min)
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Boys wanting to do good in their world.
Julia R
(3 Sterne)
Fun and varied stories, of maybe mostly middle-school aged boys (plus one dog who narrates his own story), who just want to do good for the world, with maybe a bit of adventure thrown in. (I may be wrong, but I do not recall profanity, as a previous reviewer mentioned.)
Deplorable
Bill Cosby
(5 Sterne)
These stories reflect a wayward time in our past when patriotism, honesty, and courage were lauded. Thank the goddess we no longer respect these traits and instead encourage all boys to have the courage to transition into women and engage in gay sex.
Gallegher !!!
packy1949
(5 Sterne)
chapters 3 and 4 - "Gallegher, the Newspaper Boy" is a happy find for me...i recall watching the popular Walt Disney "Adventures of Gallegher" productions in the mid 1960's.
Disappointing. Profanity is used although this is supposed to be
travis p.
(0,5 Sterne)