That scholarship boy

A children's school story by Emma Leslie about a new boy at Torrington's school who turns out to be a scholarship student from a poor background. His classmates, led by Leonard Dabbs, plot to exclude him, unaware of what the boy's true character will prove to be.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›British, Irish, and Commonwealth›Childhood, home, and school

Reader

Young readers›Short stories›British, Irish, and Commonwealth›Childhood, home, and school