John of the Woods
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A village crowd sees an astonishing performance when Gigi, an eight-year-old acrobat, is tossed through the air by his fellow tumblers. The applause hides a harsher reality: the boy is tired, frightened and treated cruelly by the adults who control the show. A kind woman offers him a silver coin and the suggestion that he run away, giving the opening of this children's novel its immediate sense of danger and possibility.
Abbie Farwell Brown carries the story into a forest where John and a hermit defend animals against a king's hunting party. The hermit challenges royal power with a Christian argument for kindness toward living creatures, while John responds to their distress. Village spectacle, woodland refuge and a confrontation over hunting give readers a story about compassion, courage and the responsibility that comes with strength.
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Book facts
- Author
- Abbie Farwell Brown
- Reading time
- About 2 hours
- Pages
- 104
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online