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LoC No.: 01015262

Title: The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of Adventure

Note: Also published under title: The king of the missing links.

Note: Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Tim Lindell, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Summary: "The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of Adventure" by Philip Verrill Mighels is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, who finds himself in a perilous situation after a tumultuous balloon ride leads to the crash in an uncharted jungle. As he navigates this strange land, he encounters a tribe of creatures he refers to as "Missing Links," marking his journey as one of survival and unexpected alliances. The opening of the narrative plunges readers into high-stakes adventure, beginning with the protagonist's desperate struggle to maintain control of a balloon threatened by a ferocious storm. Following a harrowing series of events that leads to his crash landing, he finds himself amidst a group of peculiar, humanoid creatures. These beings, a fusion of man and animal, initially observe him with curiosity and caution. The tension escalates when they are attacked by monstrous orangutans, forcing the protagonist into a fight for survival where he must choose sides and form crucial alliances. The emergence from this conflict sets the stage for his further interactions with the tribe as he attempts to understand their society and find a way to navigate this new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Mighels, Philip Verrill, 1869-1911

EBook No.: 60860

Published: Dec 6, 2019

Downloads: 68

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Jungles -- Fiction

Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction

Subject: Ballooning -- Fiction

Subject: Jungle survival -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 01015262

Title: The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of Adventure

Note: Also published under title: The king of the missing links.

Note: Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Tim Lindell, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Summary: "The Crystal Sceptre: A Story of Adventure" by Philip Verrill Mighels is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, who finds himself in a perilous situation after a tumultuous balloon ride leads to the crash in an uncharted jungle. As he navigates this strange land, he encounters a tribe of creatures he refers to as "Missing Links," marking his journey as one of survival and unexpected alliances. The opening of the narrative plunges readers into high-stakes adventure, beginning with the protagonist's desperate struggle to maintain control of a balloon threatened by a ferocious storm. Following a harrowing series of events that leads to his crash landing, he finds himself amidst a group of peculiar, humanoid creatures. These beings, a fusion of man and animal, initially observe him with curiosity and caution. The tension escalates when they are attacked by monstrous orangutans, forcing the protagonist into a fight for survival where he must choose sides and form crucial alliances. The emergence from this conflict sets the stage for his further interactions with the tribe as he attempts to understand their society and find a way to navigate this new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Mighels, Philip Verrill, 1869-1911

EBook No.: 60860

Published: Dec 6, 2019

Downloads: 68

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Jungles -- Fiction

Subject: Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction

Subject: Ballooning -- Fiction

Subject: Jungle survival -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.