The Rover Boys on the Farm or, Last Days at Putnam Hall

Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.5
Word count
267K words
Chapters
27

Tags

English Originals Children's Literature TeamworkBoarding SchoolCampus LifeAmerican CampusFriendship YearsGrowing UpYouthful VibeAdventure TaleBook SeriesYouth Adventure

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Rover Boys on the Farm; or, Last Days at Putnam Hall by Edward StratemeyerAuthor: Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Jul 28, 2007

Editor's review

This book is one installment in the "Rover Boys" series by Edward Stratemeyer and a typical juvenile adventure coming-of-age novel. The story revolves around campus life at Putnam Hall and a farm holiday, continuing the series' blend of camaraderie, schoolboy escapades, and light adventure. As a public-domain ebook, its greatest value lies in offering readers a sample of early twentieth-century English-language juvenile literature: straightforward narration, brisk pacing, and clear moral orientation, useful for understanding how serial novels shaped young readers' reading habits. Readers should not expect complex literary technique but should focus on the campus culture, codes of boyhood conduct, and rural life depicted in its historical context. For those studying the history of children's literature, popular literature publishing, or English language learners, this book is a light and readable primary source.

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Reading tips

  1. Read earlier books in the series or learn the character relationships first to reduce unfamiliarity
  2. Use it as English extensive reading material, reading one or two chapters a day and noting new words
  3. Take brief notes on the early twentieth-century American juvenile publishing context
  4. After finishing, compare it with contemporary school stories to observe changes in narrative patterns

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Contents

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FAQ

Which installment of the "Rover Boys" series is this book? It is the volume in the series that recounts the final days at Putnam Hall and farm experiences. Sources show the original was written by Edward Stratemeyer and belongs to juvenile literature. To understand character relationships and prior events, check the series order first and read in sequence.
What are the features of the Project Gutenberg edition? This edition comes from Project Gutenberg, is a free ebook, is in English, and is classified as juvenile literature. It provides the electronic text of the public-domain original, convenient for free reading and searching, but it contains no modern editorial notes, introduction, or scholarly annotation, so it suits readers who bring their own background knowledge.
Can readers with average English proficiency read this book? The book is aimed at young readers, its narrative language is relatively plain, and sentence structures are not complicated, making it suitable for those with basic English reading ability. However, it contains early twentieth-century usage and school slang, so read it with a dictionary or annotation tool and treat it as extensive rather than intensive reading.

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About the author

Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930 Author

Edward Stratemeyer (Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930) was a writer and planner of far-reaching influence in the history of American juvenile publishing; the library holds seventy-eight of his works, commonly classified under inspirational coming-of-age stories. Public information about his life is limited, but his representative works reveal a clear creative orientation: taking youthful adventure as the main thread and weaving commercial pursuits, treasure-hunting expeditions, overseas military service, and frontier marches into coming-of-age narratives, as seen in the Rover Boys and Dave Porter series and in works involving ocean voyages and the Japanese navy. These stories move briskly, are full of suspense, and emphasize courage, honesty, and responsibility, catering to the reading tastes of young readers of the time. His writing model and series-based approach exerted a considerable influence on the production of American juvenile adventure fiction in the twentieth century.