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    Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus
    Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus
    Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus
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    Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus

    By James Otis

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    Toby Tyler tells the story of a ten-year-old orphan who runs away from a foster home to join the traveling circus only to discover his new employer is a cruel taskmaster. The difference between the romance of the circus from the outside and the reality as seen from the inside is depicted. Toby's friend, Mr. Stubbs the chimpanzee, reinforces the consequences of what happens when one follows one's natural instincts rather than one's intellect and conscience, a central theme of the novel.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateNov 17, 2020
    ISBN9781479455683
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    James Otis

    James Otis Kaler (March 19, 1848 — December 11, 1912) was an American journalist and author of children’s literature. He used the pen name James Otis.

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