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Bevis: The Story of a Boy

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Author(s):Richard Jefferies
Publisher(s): Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
Year Published: 1882
Type: Hardcover
Genre: Adventure
Boys Growing Up
British
Camping
Fiction - Novel
Age Range: Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
OCLC: 4916891

Description

Two English boys camp out on an island in a pond. This first edition was also published in green cloth. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.

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Other Editions

Bevis (1932)

Two English boys camp out on an island in a pond.

An abridged version is available at archive.org. 

Publisher: Jonathan Cape
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Other Sequels

Wood Magic: A Fable (1881)

In this woodland fantasy young Bevis can talk to the wild creatures. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Publisher: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
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Wood Magic: A Novel (1974)

In this woodland fantasy young Bevis can talk to the wild creatures. This edition includes an introduction by Richard Adams, author of Watership Down.

Publisher: The Third Press
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