Who Was Paul Grayson?

A mysterious new boy arrives at Mr. Morton's Select School in the quiet village of Laketon, and his classmates cannot stop wondering about him. Who is Paul Grayson? Where did he come from? The boys speculate wildly, half-believing he might be a foreign prince, half-hoping something even more extraordinary lies behind his composed manner. As Paul navigates the social intricacies of school life, making friends and facing envy, the question of his true identity hangs in the air like a delicious secret. This 1881 novel captures the pure electricity of childhood curiosity, the ache and joy of belonging, and the particular magic of small towns where a strange boy is almost as exciting as a circus.