Project Gutenberg
2003-12-01
Public domain in the USA.
103
Appleton, Victor
Tom Swift in the City of Gold; Or, Marvelous Adventures Underground
Produced by Greg Weeks, Charles Franks and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team.
"Tom Swift in the City of Gold; Or, Marvelous Adventures Underground" by Victor Appleton is a youth adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century. The book follows the energetic young inventor Tom Swift as he embarks on a thrilling quest to uncover the secrets of a fabled underground city filled with gold, based on a mysterious letter he receives from an African missionary, Mr. Illingway. This adventure promises excitement, danger, and perhaps the chance for Tom to bring back treasures, including a solid gold image worshipped by a native tribe. At the start of the story, Tom Swift receives an intriguing letter from Mr. Illingway, informing him of a golden image worshipped by a tribe near Gumba Twamba, Africa, and hints at a hidden underground city of gold associated with it. Excited by the possibility, Tom shares the news with his father and Mr. Damon, a close friend. Despite initial hesitations, Tom convinces them both to join him on this quest, and he also enlists his loyal caretaker, Eradicate. As preparations are made for their journey to Mexico, the tension builds around potential dangers, such as head-hunters, and the possibility of rival characters, like the Foger family, attempting to follow their adventure. This opening hints at a fun mix of innovation, exploration, and the trials of youthful ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
en
Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Extinct cities -- Juvenile fiction
Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
PZ
PS
Text
Children's Book Series
Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading
Browsing: Fiction
281122
280866
2024-10-02T13:47:05.568365
2023-10-02T11:34:29.318955
text/html
text/html
270580
2020-12-28T06:41:16
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
97277
2020-12-28T06:41:16
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
application/zip
203202
2024-10-02T13:47:13.707310
application/epub+zip
205386
2024-10-02T13:47:09.394311
application/epub+zip
159127
2024-10-02T13:47:08.066330
application/epub+zip
468127
2024-10-02T13:47:16.716304
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
458100
2024-10-02T13:47:12.864348
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
235250
2022-09-03T04:01:15.012248
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
261716
261640
2024-10-02T13:47:04.947360
2023-10-02T11:34:28.810940
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
text/plain
261684
2020-12-28T06:41:16
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
96067
2020-12-28T06:41:16
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
application/zip
20537
2024-10-02T13:47:16.843284
application/rdf+xml
24693
2024-10-02T13:47:08.626317
image/jpeg
4577
2024-10-02T13:47:08.344462
image/jpeg
201001
2024-10-02T13:47:05.593352
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