Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift in Captivity, Or, A Daring Escape By Airship Produced by This e-text was produced by Greg Weeks, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Tom Swift in Captivity, Or, A Daring Escape by Airship" by Victor Appleton is an adventurous novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows Tom Swift, a young inventor known for his various escapades with technological marvels, as he embarks on a quest in search of giants in a mysterious land. Accompanied by his loyal friend Ned Newton and the eccentric Mr. Damon, Tom's adventure quickly promises excitement as they navigate the challenges of South America while aiming to rescue a lost circus man. At the start of the narrative, Tom Swift expresses his restlessness after a period of inactivity following various thrilling adventures, prompting him to take a joyride in his aeroplane. His plans, however, are interrupted by Mr. Damon, who presents an intriguing proposition: to capture a giant from a faraway land. As Tom, Ned, and Mr. Damon leap into preparations, they address practical matters such as assembling supplies and hiring native drivers for their expedition. The beginning sets a lively tone, hinting at impending perils and the excitement of a journey filled with the unknown, including encounters with native tribes and wildlife as they strive to achieve their improbable goal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Giants -- Juvenile fiction South America -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 282150 282151 2024-10-02T13:23:46.506473 2023-10-02T11:19:15.347266 text/html text/html 272094 2020-12-28T04:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 98157 2020-12-28T04:41:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199258 2024-10-02T13:23:54.506421 application/epub+zip 201574 2024-10-02T13:23:50.234429 application/epub+zip 163113 2024-10-02T13:23:48.940458 application/epub+zip 429318 2024-10-02T13:23:57.522452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413201 2024-10-02T13:23:53.677471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358413 2022-09-03T03:34:28.560446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264248 264144 2024-10-02T13:23:45.927504 2023-10-02T11:19:14.874278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 263971 2020-12-28T04:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97181 2020-12-28T04:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20425 2024-10-02T13:23:57.645497 application/rdf+xml 21095 2024-10-02T13:23:49.491435 image/jpeg 4532 2024-10-02T13:23:49.214439 image/jpeg 197166 2024-10-02T13:23:46.530463 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