| This is a story about three kids who grow up together and later add a fourth when they're teens. Two of the kids are brother and sister who are walking with their mother to Boston to find their father, a British officer during the Revolutionary War. He sailed to England without them, and on the road, the kids' mom dies. The brother goes to live with Deacon Badger and his family (grandpa to the main character, whose dad died so he lives there, too), and the sister goes to live with a neighbor, Miss Mehitable, a maiden in small Oldtown, MA.
The kids are sponsored by some wealthier folks, go to school with Miss Mehitable's brother, Jonathan Rossiter, in Cloudland, and meet Esther Avery, the minister's daughter and the brother's future wife. The three kids also are taken to Boston to stay with one of the finest Boston families from time to time, and among them is cousin Ellery Davenport, a colonel for the Americans during the Revolution. The three kids grew up with a Puritan background, but Ellery (who eventually marries the sister) is kind of an atheist. Horace, the main character, wanted to marry the sister, but she wanted Ellery. Their marriage lasts only 10 years, during which Ellery grows old and insane, and Horace eventually marries the sister. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh) Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school Parents/lack of parents problem? Loving/sexing? - girl chasing Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast City? Yes City: - Boston Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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