Toby Tyler
Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus
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4.2 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Good Ready
I have this book in hard bound and wanted to read it. This was a good book but the author kind of keeps us at arms length. I think it is due to when it was written. I have not seen the Disney movie. I was hoping that he got away from the circus. I kept expecting him to be caught before he got home. It was a good book.