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The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
Unknown author · historical fiction
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
About this historical novel
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include brothers, adventure and adventurers, orphans, fiction, and united states civil war, 1861-1865.
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Plot summary
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
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Global / multiple
Themes
- brothers
- adventure and adventurers
- orphans
- fiction
- united states civil war, 1861-1865
- adventure stories
- juvenile fiction
- history
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open-library