Just David

Just David is a novel written by Eleanor H. Porter and first published in 1916.

This is the story of a young boy named David, who does not know his last name and is raised in the wilderness by his father, a talented violinist.

After the death of his father, the boy finds himself alone in the world and is taken in by a farming couple.

With his incredible ability to play the violin, David transforms the lives of those around him, spreading joy and teaching valuable lessons about kindness, the purity of art, and the importance of authenticity. This is a novel of hope and personal growth.

"Far up on the mountain-side the little shack stood alone in the clearing.

It was roughly yet warmly built. Behind it jagged cliffs broke the north wind, and towered gray-white in the sunshine. Before it a tiny expanse of green sloped gently away to a point where the mountain dropped in another sharp descent, wooded with scrubby firs and pines. At the left a footpath led into the cool depths of the forest. "