Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle: Or Daring Adventures in Elephant Land (1911) - Couverture rigide

Appleton II, Victor

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ISBN 10 : 1164279599 ISBN 13 : 9781164279594

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle: Or Daring Adventures In Elephant Land is a science fiction adventure novel written by Victor Appleton and first published in 1911. The book follows the adventures of Tom Swift, a young inventor who creates an electric rifle that can stun or kill large animals without harming them. Tom and his friends travel to Africa to test the rifle and end up embroiled in a dangerous conflict with a group of ivory poachers. Along the way, they encounter wild animals, brave treacherous terrain, and use their ingenuity to outsmart their enemies. The book is a thrilling and action-packed tale that combines science fiction with adventure and exploration. It is part of the popular Tom Swift series, which follows the adventures of the young inventor and his friends as they use their scientific knowledge to solve problems and explore the world around them.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

CHAPTER I TOM HOPES FOR A PRIZE "Father," exclaimed Tom Swift, looking up from a paper he was reading, "I think I can win that prize!" "What prize is that?" inquired the aged inventor, gazing away from a drawing of a complicated machine, and pausing in his task of making some intricate calculations. "You don't mean to say, Tom, that you're going to have a try for a government prize for a submarine, after all." "No, not a submarine prize, dad," and the youth laughed. "Though our Advance would take the prize away from almost any other under-water boat, I imagine. No, it's another prize I'm thinking about." "What do you mean?" "Well, I see by this paper that the Touring Club of America has offered three thousand dollars for the speediest electric car. The tests are to come off this fall, on a new and specially built track on Long Island, and it's to be an endurance contest for twenty-four hours, or a race for distance, they haven't yet decided. But I'm going to have a try for it, dad, and, besides winning the prize, I think I'll take Andy Foger down a peg. "What's Andy been doing now?" "Oh, nothing more than usual. He's always mean, and looking for a chance to make trouble for me, but I didn't refer to anything special He has a new auto, you know, and he boasts that it's the fastest one in this country. I'll show him that it isn't, for I'm going to win this prize with the speediest car on the road." "But, Tom, you haven't any automobile, you know," and Mr. Swift looked anxiously at his son, who was smiling confidently. "You can't be going to make your motor-cycle into an auto; are you?" "No, dad." "Then how are you going to take part in the prize contest? Besides, electric cars, as far as I know, aren't specially speedy." "I know it, and one reason why this club has arranged the contest is to improve the quality of electric automobiles. I'm going to build an electric runabout, dad." "An electric runabout? But it will have to be operated with a storage battery, Tom, and you haven't—" "I guess you're going to say I haven't any storage battery, dad," interrupted Mr. Swift's son. "Well, I haven't yet, but I'm going to have one. I've been working on—" "Oh, ho!" exclaimed the aged inventor with a laugh. "So that's what you've been tinkering over these last few weeks, eh, Tom? I suspected it was some new invention, but I didn't suppose it was that. Well, how are you coming on with it?" "Pretty good, I think. I've got a new idea for a battery, and I made an experimental one. I gave it some pretty severe tests, and it worked fine." "But you haven't tried it out in a car yet, over rough roads, and under severe conditions have you?" "No, I haven't had a chance. In fact, when I invented the battery I had no idea of using it on a car I thought it might answer for commercial purposes, or for storing a current generated by windmills. But when I read that account in the papers of the Touring Club, offering a prize for the best electric car, it occurred to me that I might put my battery into an auto, and win." "Hum," remarked Mr....

Présentation de l'éditeur

American boys' fiction under pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate who produced Tom Swift series, Nancy Drew mysteries, the Hardy Boys, Dave Fearless and many others. Tom seeing an add for an African adventure in intrigued and has completed his electric rifle when a big game hunter happens to be passing by the Swift house and is invited in to meet Mr. Swift. The upshot of the visit is that Tom along with Ned and The Blessing Man will be heading to Africa with the Hunter where they will pick a new aircraft that Tom has shipped ahead and set out to collect some ivory. By chance they meet and old acquaintance of Tom's and learn that he is headed to Africa as well to attempt the rescue of a missionary couple that has been captured by a tribe of "Red" pigmies. The usual run of adventures await Tom and friends as they have numerous close calls as they pursue their plans. The only downside to this tale, but a big one, is as a reflection of the times it plays up the wholesale slaughter of Elephants in the quest for ivory and the major killing of the pigmies in the rescue. Granted the pigmies are depicted as primitive and blood thirsty, but still. Things that would draw quick condemnation these days.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1164279599
• ISBN 13: 9781164279594
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 228
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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