
[Frontispiece: "PAT RUSHED TO DICK'S FEET."]
DICK LIONHEART
BY - MARY ROWLES JARVIS.
ILLUSTRATIONS
"PAT RUSHED TO DICK'S FEET."... Frontispiece - "WITHOUT A THOUGHT OF DANGER, LIONHEART DASHED TOWARDS THE HORSE'S HEAD." - "'TAKE THAT FOR INTERFERING!'" - "'I TELL YOU THERE'S NO DANGER AT ALL!'"
DICK LIONHEART.
CHAPTER I. - SOMETHING TO LOVE.
CHAPTER II. - FIGHTING FIRE.
CHAPTER III. - A DASH FOR FREEDOM.
CHAPTER IV. - IN A CARRIER'S WAGGON.
Dick is a wiry, hungry boy who spends his days shuttling between a cramped cottage and the noisy tin works, dreaming of the roar of steam engines while scraping by on bread and dripping. He endures the sharp rebukes of his uncaring relatives and the bruising overseer at the gate, yet his spirit stays bright, especially when the kindly fireman Paddy offers a glimpse of something beyond the soot‑filled yard.
In a hidden corner of the boiler house, Paddy reveals a tiny, trembling terrier he hopes Dick can raise, sparking a fierce protectiveness the boy has never felt before. The fireman also whispers of an uncle in Ironboro—a fitter who could give Dick a chance to work with the machines he loves and perhaps a way out of his oppressive home. With a new companion in his arms and a secret promise of escape, Dick’s world suddenly feels full of possibilities.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (95K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Al Haines
Release date
2006-10-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A British poet and hymn writer whose work moved between quiet devotion and lively storytelling, she published both religious verse and fiction for younger readers. Her writing appeared in periodicals and later in books that show a gentle, thoughtful Victorian voice.
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