Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now

Jane Andrews (1833 - 1887)

A children’s book that describes the life of ten boys in different historical time periods. The book shows the reader what the daily life of an average boy living in these various time periods would have been like, with descriptions of the kinds of houses they lived in, the food they ate, their education, clothing, religion, cultural customs, etc. The book begins in the ancient Indus River Valley, and moves along chronologically all the way up to the modern industrial era. - Summary by Virginia Neville

Genre(s): History

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Preface Virginia Neville
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Play 02 Chapter I. The road to Long Ago Virginia Neville
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Play 03 Chapter II. The story of Kablu Virginia Neville
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Play 04 Chapter III. The story of Darius Virginia Neville
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Play 05 Chapter IV. The story of Cleon Virginia Neville
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Play 06 Chapter V. The Story of Horatius Virginia Neville
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Play 07 Chapter VI. The Story of Wulf Virginia Neville
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Play 08 Chapter VII. The Story of Gilbert Virginia Neville
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Play 09 Chapter VIII. The Story of Roger Virginia Neville
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Play 10 Chapter IX. The Story of Ezekiel Fuller Virginia Neville
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Play 11 Chapter X. The Story of Jonathan Dawson Virginia Neville
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Play 12 Chapter XI. The Story of Frank Wilson Virginia Neville
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