Project Gutenberg 2008-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 453 Wallace, Edgar 1875 1932 Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Tam o' the Scoots Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tam o' the Scoots" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character of Tam, a reluctant soldier who becomes an adept pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. The book explores themes of bravery, camaraderie, and the chaotic nature of war, particularly in the context of aerial combat. The opening of the novel introduces Lieutenant Bridgeman, who is missing after a mission, and Tam, a Scottish mechanic turned pilot who exhibits both wit and bravado. Looked upon with a mix of respect and amusement by his peers, Tam's larger-than-life personality is evident through his playful banter and recounting of exaggerated exploits. As the narrative unfolds, the young recruits engage in the dangerous realm of dogfights above the German lines, with Tam proving himself more than just a caricature but a skilled airman battling both external enemies and his own apprehensions about the war. The beginning sets the stage for Tam's adventures and the relationships he forms within the squadron. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War PE Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 285550 285455 2024-09-11T03:39:09.265920 2023-09-11T07:17:41.451898 text/html text/html 288204 2021-01-03T11:46:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 116979 2021-01-03T11:46:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 173672 2024-09-11T03:39:15.875886 application/epub+zip 175099 2024-09-11T03:39:10.845889 application/epub+zip 164335 2024-09-11T03:39:09.904936 application/epub+zip 320077 2024-09-11T03:39:19.677856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297439 2024-09-11T03:39:15.144915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287027 2022-09-11T13:16:13.189216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247528 247339 2024-09-11T03:39:08.381894 2023-09-11T07:17:40.620868 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 247340 2021-01-03T11:46:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99400 2021-01-03T11:46:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247366 2021-01-03T11:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99353 2021-01-03T11:46:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20476 2024-09-11T03:39:19.816836 application/rdf+xml 12889 2024-09-11T03:39:10.256920 image/jpeg 3465 2024-09-11T03:39:10.080882 image/jpeg 160901 2024-09-11T03:39:09.293915 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