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The Herd Boy And His Hermit

The Herd Boy And His Hermit

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ISBN10: 1162697067
ISBN13: 9781162697062
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.19 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Herd Boy And His Hermit is a novel written by Charlotte M. Yonge. The story revolves around a young boy named Wilfred who lives in a small village in England. Wilfred is a shepherd boy who spends his days tending to his flock of sheep. One day, while out in the fields, Wilfred meets a hermit who lives in a nearby cave. The hermit, who is a wise and kind man, becomes a mentor to Wilfred and teaches him many valuable life lessons.As Wilfred grows older, he faces many challenges and struggles. He is forced to leave his village and travel to the city to find work. Along the way, he encounters many different people and experiences many hardships. Through it all, he remembers the lessons he learned from the hermit and tries to live his life with kindness and compassion.The Herd Boy And His Hermit is a heartwarming and inspiring story about the power of friendship, the importance of perseverance, and the beauty of the human spirit. It is a timeless tale that will resonate with readers of all ages and backgrounds.To think of being left to the society of the sheep, of dumb Piers and his peasant parents was dreariness in the extreme to one who had begun to know something like conversation, and to have his countless questions answered, or at any rate attended to. Add to this, he had a deep personal love and reverence for his saint, long before the knowing him as his persecuted King, and thus his sorrow might well be profound, as well as rendered more acute by the terror lest his even unconscious description to his mother might have been treason!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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