Project Gutenberg 2009-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 71 Clark, Thomas M. (Thomas March) 1812 1903 Clark, Thomas March, Bp. John Whopper The Newsboy Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Woodie4 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "John Whopper" by Thomas M. Clark is a whimsical novel written in the early 1870s. The story follows the adventures of a young newsboy named John Whopper, who embarks on a fantastical journey that takes him through a secret passage in the Earth, leading him to China, the North Pole, and beyond. The book mixes elements of adventure and fantasy, exploring themes of curiosity, youthful ambition, and the wonders of exploration. The narrative begins with John slipping into a mysterious hole that transports him beneath the Earth's surface, ultimately landing in China where he cleverly sells Boston newspapers at a high price to eager customers. His entrepreneurial spirit shines as he devises a scheme to transport newspapers via an "air-line" route, leading to a series of escapades and narrow escapes. Eventually, his travels take him to the Arctic, where he survives on a drifting iceberg after discovering provisions from a dismasted ship. As he crafts a life for himself on the iceberg, he becomes resourceful, utilizing what he finds to sustain himself, while dreaming of returning home. The story culminates with his eventual rescue and return to Roxbury, reflecting both the absurdity and charm of his adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30463/30463-h/images/cover.jpg en Fantasy literature Newspaper vendors -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 127932 127380 2024-11-17T00:25:14.365757 2023-09-13T10:22:06.990588 text/html text/html 105943 2024-10-24T20:32:01 text/html 119012 2024-11-17T00:25:19.110740 application/epub+zip 118538 2024-11-17T00:25:16.195757 application/epub+zip 118537 2024-11-17T00:25:15.027794 application/epub+zip 223065 2024-11-17T00:25:21.328719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206604 2024-11-17T00:25:18.396758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111471 2022-09-14T06:25:41.631180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112519 112320 2024-10-13T05:43:12.649723 2023-09-13T10:22:06.784573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 92491 2024-10-24T20:32:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112405 2021-01-05T20:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19942 2024-11-17T00:25:21.455727 application/rdf+xml 12333 2024-11-17T00:25:15.563769 image/jpeg 3264 2024-11-17T00:25:15.295747 image/jpeg 201242 2021-01-05T20:40:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 43179 2021-01-05T20:40:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 114072 2024-11-17T00:25:14.380772 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