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"Peanut": The Story of a Boy

Chapter 1: “PEANUT”
By Albert Bigelow Paine
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A thin waif known as Peanut is taken in by an outlaw called Blazer Sam and a woman called the Rose, who provide for him and teach him the ways of the mountain. After the outlaw’s violent death Peanut moves between the Rose’s cabin and the clearing around Sam’s grave, returning there to relive their outings and lessons among brooks, caves, and wild animals. He prefers the company of forest creatures, watches strangers who visit the grave, and hides when their presence disturbs him while the Rose supports them by mending and doing odd jobs. The narrative quietly examines solitude, memory, and a child’s attachment to nature and a vanished protector.

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Title: "Peanut": The Story of a Boy

Author: Albert Bigelow Paine

Release date: January 31, 2018 [eBook #56481]

Language: English

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Frontispiece: Peanut

“Peanut”
THE STORY OF A BOY
BY
ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE
AUTHOR OF
MARK TWAIN—A BIOGRAPHY
THE TENT-DWELLERS, ETC.
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
MCMXIII
COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY HARPER & BROTHERS
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PUBLISHED OCTOBER, 1913

“PEANUT”