BY MARK TWAIN
PREFACE
MOST of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two
were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates
of mine. Huck...
by F. Hopkinson Smith
I
BABCOCK'S DISCOVERY
Something worried Babcock. One could see that from the impatient gesture
with which he turned away from the ferry window on learning he ...
(or The Naval Terror of the Seas)
VICTOR APPLETON
CHAPTER I
TOM IS PUZZLED
"What's the matter, Tom? You look rather blue!"
"Blue! Say, Ned, I'd turn red, green, yellow, or any othe...
(or Seeking the Platinum Treasure)
VICTOR APPLETON
CHAPTER I
A BREAKDOWN
"Well, Ned, are you ready?"
"Oh, I suppose so, Tom. As ready as I ever shall be."
"Why, Ned Newton, you'r...
(or The Hidden City of the Andes)
Victor Appleton
CHAPTER I
An Appeal for Aid
Tom Swift, seated in his laboratory engaged in trying to solve a
puzzling question that had arisen ove...
VICTOR APPLETON
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?" inquire...
VICTOR APPLETON
CHAPTER One
The Prize Offer
"Is this Tom Swift, the inventor of several airships?"
The man who had rung the bell glanced at the youth who answered his
summons.
"Yes...
(or Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure)
VICTOR APPLETON
CHAPTER One
News of a Treasure Wreck
There was a rushing, whizzing, throbbing noise in the air. A great body,
like that of ...