Project Gutenberg 2015-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 45 Matthews, Stanley R. Motor Matt's Hard Luck; or, The Balloon-House Plot Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Motor Matt's Hard Luck; or, The Balloon-House Plot" by Stanley R. Matthews is a thrilling adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the main character, Matt King, known as Motor Matt, and his friend Carl Pretzel as they navigate a dangerous plot involving a stolen airship called the Hawk. This exciting tale is filled with action, friendship, and the challenges of confronting a gang of criminals, establishing a fast-paced narrative that captivates readers interested in adventure and suspense. The opening of the novel sets the scene with Motor Matt and Carl Pretzel in a vibrant city, where they encounter Dick Ferral, a Canadian sailor with a history connected to Motor Matt. After a bout with some local hoodlums, Ferral reveals his intention to reunite with Matt, who is in South Chicago, where the airship Hawk is being showcased. The boys soon learn about a criminal gang led by Hector Brady who is intent on reclaiming the Hawk for nefarious purposes. As they delve deeper into the unfolding events, it becomes clear that the stakes are high, leading to an intense struggle as they work to thwart Brady’s plans and rescue their friend from danger. The opening excites anticipation for the series of confrontations that are to follow, engaging readers in the quest to see how Motor Matt and his pals emerge victorious against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Airships -- Juvenile fiction Dime novels Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 232299 232306 2024-09-20T06:25:14.309511 2023-09-20T16:16:41.383016 text/html text/html 232301 2015-01-14T19:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 450790 2015-01-14T19:48:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 442018 2024-09-20T06:25:18.750580 application/epub+zip 443420 2024-09-20T06:25:14.979546 application/epub+zip 158477 2024-09-20T06:25:14.625507 application/epub+zip 538444 2024-09-20T06:25:22.125517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509863 2024-09-20T06:25:18.302495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228071 2022-09-21T18:27:55.237589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211086 210868 2024-09-20T06:25:13.693516 2023-09-20T16:16:40.843032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211169 2015-01-14T19:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81113 2015-01-14T19:48:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18444 2024-09-20T06:25:22.258469 application/rdf+xml 28836 2024-09-20T06:25:14.698506 image/jpeg 4368 2024-09-20T06:25:14.661528 image/jpeg 455403 2024-09-20T06:25:14.345499 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