Young Mountaineers

by Mary Noailles Murfree

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Genres: Classics

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1897

About the author

Used the pseudonym Charles Egbert Craddock.

Reviews

[Nancy DeValve · Rating 3 out of 5]

I came across a list awhile ago that compared what 8th and 9th grade students in the 1930's were required to read. Of course, I can't find it on the internet now, but at the time I went on Amazon and found a lot of them and downloaded them for free. This was one of them. This is a series of short stories about young boys having all sorts of adventures in the mountains of Tennessee. The stories are well-written and still very readable and enjoyable, but probably most kids today wouldn't "get" the setting. There was also a lot of dialect that was hard to read. I think boys of today who like to be outdoors and who like adventure, camping, hiking, being in the wilderness, etc. would still enjoy these stories. The stories are also good because, without being preachy, the author shows her characters learning how to be honest, to be brave, to be honorable, etc.