Project Gutenberg 2007-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 253 Otis, James 1848 1912 Kaler, James Otis Orton, James K. Messenger No. 48 Messenger number forty-eight Produced by Al Haines "Messenger No. 48" by James Otis is a children's adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Jethro "Jet" Lewis, a young boy who becomes a district messenger in New York City as he navigates the challenges of his job and encounters dangerous criminals. The opening of the book introduces Jet as he starts his new job at the messenger station, where he meets the manager and other boys working there. Jet is determined to make a living despite his difficult circumstances, with the loss of his parents weighing heavily on him. He quickly becomes embroiled in a series of mysterious and perilous events, including a suspicious delivery that leads him to a run-in with police and potential kidnappers. His eagerness to prove himself and make money sets the stage for a thrilling adventure filled with peril and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction New York (State) -- Juvenile fiction Homeless boys -- Juvenile fiction Messengers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 411151 2025-07-10T04:19:46.296325 text/html 397162 2007-11-26T06:16:52 text/html 274334 2025-07-10T04:19:54.139331 application/epub+zip 283416 2025-07-10T04:19:48.534341 application/epub+zip 216424 2025-07-10T04:19:47.204347 application/epub+zip 458331 2025-07-10T04:19:57.959280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445227 2025-07-10T04:19:53.226303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352596 2022-09-11T06:21:55.456935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356285 2025-07-10T04:19:44.603367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 356194 2007-11-26T06:16:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20644 2025-07-10T04:19:58.086270 application/rdf+xml 11893 2025-07-10T04:19:47.711330 image/jpeg 3159 2025-07-10T04:19:47.456347 image/jpeg 198603 2007-11-26T06:16:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 128539 2007-11-26T06:16:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 266214 2025-07-10T04:19:46.328337 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Prentice, Harry