Nobody's boy (Sans famille) by Hector Malot

"Nobody's Boy" by Hector Malot is a novel published in 1878. When eight-year-old Rémi is sold to a traveling street performer, he leaves the only home he's known to journey across France with a troupe of performing animals. Along the way, he encounters wealthy strangers who hint at mysteries in his past, faces harsh winters and cruel masters, and discovers both the brutality and kindness of the world. This tale of survival follows a boy searching for belonging in a world that seems determined to deny him one. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Download for free

For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.

Other formats & older devices

About this eBook

Author Malot, Hector, 1830-1907
Illustrator Gruelle, Johnny, 1880-1938
Translator Crewe-Jones, Florence, 1876-1940
Title Nobody's boy (Sans famille)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_Famille
Credits Produced by Free Elf, Martin Pettit and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 91.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Orphans -- Fiction
Subject Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
Subject France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject Street entertainers -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 25102
Release Date
Last Update Apr 25, 2026
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 1246 downloads in the last 30 days.

Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!