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Dick and Larry: Freshmen
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lynde, Francis, 1856-1930
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Dick and Larry: Freshmen" by Francis Lynde is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the lives of two young men, Dick Maxwell and Larry Donovan, who leave their western home to begin their college experience at Sheddon. Their journey unfolds as they navigate the uncertainties of freshman life, challenges of fitting in, and the pressures associated with academia and social standing. The opening of the book introduces the two main characters as they embark on their journey to college. Dick is portrayed as confident and sociable, while Larry carries a sense of trepidation about leaving home and joining the college community. Their contrasting personalities highlight the themes of friendship and the struggle for acceptance, particularly as they are given the nickname "Timanyoni Twins" by their peers. The opening sets the stage for their adventures, detailing their arrival, initial encounters with college traditions, and hints of future conflicts stemming from social class differences and athletic expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Donald Cummings, D A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
- Release date is 2020-10-19
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