Project Gutenberg 2010-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 57 Avery, Harold 1867 1943 Under Padlock and Seal Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Under Padlock and Seal" by Harold Avery is a children's adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of siblings—Elsie, Ida, Guy, and their cousin Brian—as they navigate mysterious events in their lives, particularly the enigma of "Uncle Roger's Box." This box, sealed for twenty years, piques their curiosity and serves as a focal point for their explorations and imaginative speculations. The beginning of the narrative introduces Elsie, who is disturbed in the middle of the night by the sound of a grindstone coming from the tool-house. This prompts her to investigate, suspecting her cousin Brian is at work. Despite her brave intent, she hesitates and fears the unknown, leading her to retreat. Later, at breakfast, the family discusses the strange happenings, including the mysterious loss and reappearance of a carving knife, which ties back to Elsie's earlier fright. This sets the stage for a mix of suspense and whimsy as the children seek answers, involving them in a series of curious events that challenge their bravery and problem-solving skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31231/31231-h/images/coversm.jpg en Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Wooden boxes -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 172036 172058 2024-10-13T09:42:13.048735 2023-09-14T03:36:03.106082 text/html text/html 167941 2021-01-06T03:51:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3197073 2021-01-06T03:51:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3309422 2024-10-13T09:42:18.410728 application/epub+zip 3303559 2024-10-13T09:42:14.018720 application/epub+zip 119593 2024-10-13T09:42:13.467732 application/epub+zip 3361044 2024-10-13T09:42:21.763220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3340578 2024-10-13T09:42:17.421714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174364 2022-09-14T10:53:35.963262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148725 148637 2024-10-13T09:42:12.423755 2023-09-14T03:36:02.526074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 148534 2021-01-06T03:51:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55542 2021-01-06T03:51:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 148526 2021-01-06T03:51:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55525 2021-01-06T03:51:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21704 2024-10-13T09:42:21.915174 application/rdf+xml 27327 2024-10-13T09:42:13.573718 image/jpeg 4036 2024-10-13T09:42:13.527736 image/jpeg 3275765 2024-10-13T09:42:13.177720 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