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Left to Themselves: Being the Ordeal of Philip and Gerald

by Edward Prime-Stevenson

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventureChildren's23 chapters
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About this book

Two boys forge a deep and lasting friendship while navigating the challenges of youth and character in a rugged summer landscape, where nature and human nature intertwine in a story of resilience and companionship.

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02PREFACE.
03CONTENTS.
04CHAPTER I. MR. SIP’S APPEARANCE AND DISAPPEARANCE—PHILIP AND GERALD BREAK ICE IN SUMMER.
05CHAPTER II. MUTUAL CONFIDENCES; AND PHILIP TURNS RED IN THE FACE.
06CHAPTER III. ALL ABOUT A ROW.
07CHAPTER IV. UNDER SAILING ORDERS.
08CHAPTER V. “THE UNGUESSED BEGINNINGS OF TROUBLE.”
09CHAPTER VI. A RIDDLE NOT EASILY ANSWERED—THE “OLD PROVINCE.”
10CHAPTER VII. OPEN WAR.
11CHAPTER VIII. IN NIGHT AND MIST.
12CHAPTER IX. TWO OUT OF TWELVE.

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