Project Gutenberg 2016-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 62 Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert) 1858 1921 Hutchinson, John Robert Nisbet, Hume 1849 1923 Nisbet, James Hume The Quest of the Golden Pearl Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Quest of the Golden Pearl" by J. R. Hutchinson is a fictional adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows two young friends, Jack and Don, who find themselves embroiled in thrilling escapades involving pearl diving, a devious shark-charmer, and a quest for a precious golden pearl. As they navigate danger and friendship, their journey is set against the vibrant backdrop of Ceylon's pearl fishing grounds. The opening of the novel introduces Jack and Don aboard the schooner Wellington, anchored off the coast of Ceylon during the pearl fishing season. They are both intrigued by a commotion among local diving boats, which leads to the punishment of a shark-charmer named Salambo after he is accused of deceiving divers with false charms. The boys, alongside a jovial cook named Puggles, decide to explore the surrounding bazaar, inevitably leading to a fortuitous discovery of valuable pearls nestled within oyster shells. However, their excitement turns to alarm when they realize that the cunning shark-charmer may have stolen their treasures, prompting Jack and Don to embark on an adventurous quest to retrieve their stolen fortune and confront the villain, setting the stage for a tale of camaraderie, courage, and the unexpected twists of fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Pearls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 382944 382953 2024-09-21T09:53:34.635836 2023-09-22T07:10:24.217802 text/html text/html 396648 2021-02-25T09:17:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 6295826 2021-02-25T09:17:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3234264 2024-09-21T09:53:41.863780 application/epub+zip 3235475 2024-09-21T09:53:36.068779 application/epub+zip 207658 2024-09-21T09:53:35.240799 application/epub+zip 3350558 2024-09-21T09:53:46.428769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3316899 2024-09-21T09:53:40.764757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299122 2022-09-23T06:53:18.432301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311776 311699 2024-09-21T09:53:33.733825 2023-09-22T07:10:23.058799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 317312 2018-03-15T15:00:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 123135 2018-03-15T15:01:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 312103 2016-01-11T11:35:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122594 2016-01-11T11:35:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23404 2024-09-21T09:53:46.580724 application/rdf+xml 16523 2024-09-21T09:53:35.400801 image/jpeg 2936 2024-09-21T09:53:35.312795 image/jpeg 6351624 2024-09-21T09:53:34.741829 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