Project Gutenberg 2011-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 427 Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) 1905 2002 Wirt, Mildred Augustine Benson, Mildred Wirt Augustine, Mildred Benson, Millie Wirt, Ann Guilt of the Brass Thieves Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Guilt of the Brass Thieves" by Mildred A. Wirt is a mystery novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around a young girl named Penny Parker and her father, Anthony Parker, as they visit Shadow Island, where they become embroiled in a series of mysteries, including a potential case of theft occurring at Mr. Gandiss’ airplane factory. Through engaging characters and a compelling storyline, the book promises suspense, adventure, and the challenges of young friendships. The opening of the novel introduces Penny and her father as they arrive at the island, initially frustrated by their late host, Jack Gandiss, who ultimately greets them with an apology. As Penny learns more about the island and its residents, she discovers a simmering rivalry between Jack and another girl, Sally Barker, arising from a sailing competition. The narrative quickly leads to a stormy adventure where Penny, Jack, and her father become stranded on the river, reinforcing themes of teamwork and resilience. This humor-filled beginning sets the stage for deeper mysteries as they all prepare for the sailboat race, hinting at themes of rivalry, friendship, and the search for the truth behind the thefts plaguing the factory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34831/34831-h/images/cover.jpg en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Thieves -- Juvenile fiction Parker, Penny (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 300687 300696 2024-09-14T13:55:02.697577 2023-09-15T08:38:21.406867 text/html text/html 313793 2021-01-07T09:39:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 186176 2021-01-07T09:39:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 193901 2024-09-14T13:55:08.635561 application/epub+zip 204153 2024-09-14T13:55:03.962626 application/epub+zip 155984 2024-09-14T13:55:03.184626 application/epub+zip 391646 2024-09-14T13:55:12.149603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359223 2024-09-14T13:55:08.115628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237679 2022-09-16T05:24:51.074443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263762 263655 2024-09-14T13:55:01.564606 2023-09-15T08:38:20.476845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 263564 2021-01-07T09:39:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98275 2021-01-07T09:39:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20210 2024-09-14T13:55:12.300532 application/rdf+xml 20274 2024-09-14T13:55:03.271628 image/jpeg 3951 2024-09-14T13:55:03.228607 image/jpeg 185651 2024-09-14T13:55:02.727630 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 More titles under Bell, Frank More titles under Clark, Joan