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The intense social dynamics and moral trials of youth take center stage in this collection of vibrant tales. From the crushing isolation of being shunned by peers to the exhilarating triumphs of the sports field, the varied experiences of growing up are explored with raw honesty. Each narrative provides a unique window into the courage, folly, and fierce loyalties that define the transition to adulthood. Experience the unforgettable highs and devastating lows of schoolboy life.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length8 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Story 1.
44A Summer Holiday Achievement.
2Chapter One.: The School cuts me.
45Chapter One.: The Plot.
3Story 1.
46Story 13.
4Chapter Two.: I am Beaten.
47Chapter Two.: The Plot Thickens.
5Story 2.: A True Story in two Chapters.
48Story 14.
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6Chapter One.: The Story.
49Preface.: Our own Penny-dreadful.
7Story 2.
50Story 14.
8Chapter Two.: The Ghost.
51Chapter One.: The Murder!
9Story 3.
52Story 14.
10Chapter One.: The Poetry Club.
53Chapter Two.: The Smile.
11Story 4.
54Story 14.
12Chapter One.: Eighteen Hours with a “Kid.”
55Chapter Three.: The Sleuth-Hound.
13Story 5.: Sigurd the Hero.
56Story 14.
14Chapter One.: The Tower of the North-West Wind.
57Chapter Four.: The Stowaways.
15Story 6.
58Story 14.
16Chapter One.
59Chapter Five.: The Wreck of the “Harnessed Mule.”
17My First Tragedy.
60Story 14.
18Foreword.
61Chapter Six.: The Rencontre.
19Story 7.: A Night with the Crowned Heads.
62Story 14.
20Chapter One.: The Arrest.
63Chapter Seven.: The Fête and the Fracas.
21Story 7.
64Story 14.
22Chapter Two.: The Trial.
65Chapter Eight.: The Duel.
23Story 8.: A Story of the Civil Wars.
66Story 14.
24Chapter One.: The Interrupted Feast.
67Chapter Nine.: Afterwards.
25Story 8.
68Story 14.
26Chapter Two.: The Night Watch.
69Chapter Ten.: The Sleuth-hound again.
27Story 9.: Run to Earth.
70Story 14.
28Chapter One.: On the Trail.
71Chapter Eleven.: The Desert Journey.
29Story 9.
72Story 14.
30Chapter Two.: Bowled Out.
73Chapter Twelve.: Three Clouds on the Horizon.
31Story 10.
74Story 14.
32New Light on an old Fable.
75Chapter Thirteen.: The Watcher on the Cairn.
33A Discovery.
76Story 14.
34Story 11.
77Chapter Fourteen.: All comes out.
35Chapter One.
78Story 14.
36The Coastguardsman’s Yarn.
79Chapter Fifteen.: Omnia vincit Amor.
37A Legend of the Civil War.
80Story 15.: A Queer Picnic.
38Story 12.
81Chapter One.: A Mysterious Mountain.
39Fallen among Thieves.
82Story 15.
40A Grandfather’s Yarn.
83Chapter Two.
41Chapter One.
84The Immortals.
42Story 13.
85The End.
43Our Novel.
86IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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