Project Gutenberg 1998-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera; Or, Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures Produced by Anthony Matonac "Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera" by Victor Appleton is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. This adventure story features the young inventor Tom Swift, who receives a curious offer from a moving picture promoter, Mr. Period. Tom is tasked with creating an innovative, electric moving picture camera that can capture thrilling scenes in exotic locations, which sets the stage for a series of exciting adventures. The opening of the book introduces Tom in his workshop, where he is approached by a mysterious visitor with a pressing business matter. Koku, Tom's giant servant, keeps a protective watch over their interaction. As Tom learns of the strange request for a new camera to document wild adventures, he contemplates the associated dangers and complexities. The narrative further reveals Tom's background, including past exploits with various inventions, and hints at trouble when rival promoters attempt to sway him from his commitment to Mr. Period. Overall, the beginning sets up a thrilling premise centered around invention, exploration, and the challenges of maintaining integrity amidst competition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Motion pictures -- Juvenile fiction Cinematography -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 303012 297731 2024-09-01T09:08:55.762985 2023-10-01T08:24:44.031747 text/html text/html 290638 2020-12-31T12:41:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 99407 2020-12-31T12:41:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 186490 2024-09-01T09:09:03.416470 application/epub+zip 190891 2024-09-01T09:08:58.639970 application/epub+zip 173587 2024-09-01T09:08:57.606964 application/epub+zip 460700 2024-09-01T09:09:06.989423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447533 2024-09-01T09:09:02.604984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234321 2022-09-01T10:18:45.531587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266704 266694 2024-09-01T09:08:54.859025 2023-10-01T08:24:43.210773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 266405 2020-12-31T12:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97055 2020-12-31T12:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18834 2024-09-01T09:09:07.131396 application/rdf+xml 26200 2024-09-01T09:08:57.980952 image/jpeg 4756 2024-09-01T09:08:57.795956 image/jpeg 186059 2024-09-01T09:08:55.787980 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia