Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do

by Harold Armitage

Price: Free
Language: en
Source: Project Gutenberg

What this book is like

This is a practical handbook for young readers, originally written in a brisk, encouraging style. It gathers hundreds of projects and pastimes: exercises and games, swimming, skating and camping, keeping pets, butterfly collecting, simple magic, ventriloquism, model-making, and home science experiments. There is no continuous plot; the book moves topic by topic, like a friendly instructor giving tips, warnings, and step-by-step directions for making and doing things.

Listeners who enjoy vintage non-fiction or period views of childhood will like its earnest, energetic tone. For an audiobook, the appeal is in the lists and instructions: some details are dated, but the enthusiasm is contagious. Expect a series of short how-to segments rather than a story, best sampled a few chapters at a time.

About this book

Book from Project Gutenberg: Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do In training -- How to become a gymnast -- Walking, running and jumping -- Hockey and Indian clubs -- Swimming, rowing, and water polo -- Paperchasing, football, golf, and boxing -- On the ice -- Angling -- Canoes and yachts -- Cooking in camp -- Butterflies and moths -- Hints on aquariums -- In the playing fields -- The garden -- The boy as artist -- Ventriloquism and polyphony -- The boy as magician -- Pets -- Things boys can make -- Fireside amusements -- Work and play at the bench -- Science for the play-hour -- Home-made toys -- Concerning many things.