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Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

by James OTIS (1848 - 1912)

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 graphically 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. (Summary from Wikipedia)


01 - Toby's Introduction to the Circus

02 - Toby Runs Away From Home

03 - The Night Ride

04 - The First Day With the Circus

05 - The Counterfeit Ten-Cent Piece

06 - A Tender-Hearted Skeleton

07 - An Accident and it's Consequences

08 - Capture of the Monkeys

09 - The Dinner-Party

10 - Mr. Stubb's at a Party

11 - A Stormy Night

12 - Toby's Great Misfortune

13 - Toby Attempts to Resign His Situation

14 - Mr. Castle Teaches Toby to Ride

15 - Toby's Friends Present Him With a Costume

16 - Toby's First Appearance in the Ring

17 - Off For Home!

18 - A Day of Freedom

19 - Mr. Stubb's Mischief, and His Sad Fate

20 - Home and Uncle Daniel