Project Gutenberg 2008-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 148 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds around the protagonist, Ernest Thornton, a resourceful and brave young boy who embarks on an adventure to help a girl named Kate Loraine, who is struggling against the tyranny of her stepmother. The narrative promises themes of morality, courage, and the quest for justice as Ernest navigates various challenges to protect Kate. The opening of the novel introduces a tense, dramatic scene where Ernest and his friend Bob are sailing when they hear a girl screaming for help. They soon discover that Kate has jumped into the lake to escape her stepmother, Mrs. Loraine. Ernest successfully rescues her, and they engage in a conversation that reveals her troubled home life, filled with cruelty and control. As the story progresses, Ernest learns about Kate's desire to escape her oppressive situation and begins to formulate a plan to help her find her uncle in New York City, resulting in a captivating mix of adventure and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 416967 2025-08-11T10:35:03.496513 text/html 419331 2008-12-30T16:20:38 text/html 816766 2025-08-11T10:35:10.749527 application/epub+zip 821408 2025-08-11T10:35:04.773466 application/epub+zip 218189 2025-08-11T10:35:04.113514 application/epub+zip 969554 2025-08-11T10:35:15.089448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920809 2025-08-11T10:35:10.012468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319254 2022-09-13T03:59:44.643701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360265 2025-08-11T10:35:02.327465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360062 2008-12-30T16:20:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 360054 2008-12-30T16:20:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 897562 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 852337 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 446017 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 9242 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 4818 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 5204 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 966 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 20733 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 6163 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 13757 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 16522 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 16389 2008-10-08T19:36:54 application/octet-stream 1032 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 19227 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 26649 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 27075 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 447129 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 26092 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 27250 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 24101 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 24754 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 20729 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 24369 2008-10-08T19:36:56 application/octet-stream 28607 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 12374 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 20257 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 25622 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 26978 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 23979 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 24741 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 24150 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 21246 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 24390 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 23888 2008-10-08T19:36:58 application/octet-stream 24386 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 24003 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 20576 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 26299 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 27014 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 24054 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 26630 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 23397 2008-10-08T19:37:00 application/octet-stream 24437 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 24023 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 27838 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 24181 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 19520 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 19020 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 23501 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 22226 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 23669 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 557127 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 24002 2008-10-08T19:37:02 application/octet-stream 25400 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 24054 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 23045 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 21672 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 23793 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 22601 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 13424 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 19484 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 24360 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 22940 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 25893 2008-10-08T19:37:04 application/octet-stream 24514 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 24419 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 25351 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 25571 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 25787 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 27455 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 24113 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 20203 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 26885 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 25115 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 24076 2008-10-08T19:37:06 application/octet-stream 26301 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 25812 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 23207 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 23097 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 24378 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 23756 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 8526 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 19385 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 24217 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 23256 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 25445 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 24714 2008-10-08T19:37:08 application/octet-stream 21326 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 25640 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 23481 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 24765 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 27515 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 15220 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 20807 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 21068 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 24133 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 24418 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 23543 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 22413 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 24862 2008-10-08T19:37:10 application/octet-stream 27430 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 24699 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 644136 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 25330 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 22332 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 18608 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 27868 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 24328 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 24648 2008-10-08T19:37:12 application/octet-stream 24924 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 27391 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 24603 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 25473 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 21799 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 23968 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 13537 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 18180 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 25290 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 25097 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 26560 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 23129 2008-10-08T19:37:14 application/octet-stream 26803 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 26416 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 26616 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 26275 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 26409 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 15567 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 19865 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 26891 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 25741 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 26723 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 27704 2008-10-08T19:37:16 application/octet-stream 24693 2008-10-08T19:37:18 application/octet-stream 27662 2008-10-08T19:37:18 application/octet-stream 26565 2008-10-08T19:37:18 application/octet-stream 23872 2008-10-08T19:37:18 application/octet-stream 17628 2008-10-08T19:37:18 application/octet-stream 19570 2008-10-08T19:37:18 application/octet-stream 24505 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 23527 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 24211 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 22299 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 23827 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 557603 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 26584 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 26085 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 22486 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 21708 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 25523 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 7678 2008-10-08T19:37:20 application/octet-stream 18940 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 26820 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 28740 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 26345 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 21846 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 22312 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 25848 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 23196 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 22471 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 26490 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 13020 2008-10-08T19:37:22 application/octet-stream 20999 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 27117 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 26793 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 27825 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 24250 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 27031 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 26320 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 26439 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 26582 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 27199 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 9096 2008-10-08T19:37:24 application/octet-stream 20295 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 23824 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 21905 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 24903 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 26069 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 27706 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 24519 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 22647 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 20891 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 22825 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 21961 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 19206 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 21338 2008-10-08T19:37:26 application/octet-stream 24011 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 24952 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 24317 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 16734 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 21698 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 24041 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 25021 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 642683 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 26785 2008-10-08T19:37:28 application/octet-stream 24623 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 11215 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 21624 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 25169 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 25098 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 24333 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 26938 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 23898 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 23907 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 24373 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 24625 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 20229 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 8720 2008-10-08T19:37:30 application/octet-stream 20415 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 27737 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 27121 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 28701 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 26642 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 25438 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 25157 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 27208 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 20740 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 22733 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 19905 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 19973 2008-10-08T19:37:32 application/octet-stream 23661 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 24962 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 23613 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 25157 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 24037 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 24443 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 24437 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 27923 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 23437 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 20094 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 26107 2008-10-08T19:37:34 application/octet-stream 26993 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 654498 2007-12-31T16:52:26 application/octet-stream 26509 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 27442 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 22386 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 26056 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 21419 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 26918 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 24303 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 6520 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 16608 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 24257 2008-10-08T19:37:36 application/octet-stream 22108 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 23870 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 26090 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 23481 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 24854 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 25532 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 25502 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 24782 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 19358 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 18313 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 25756 2008-10-08T19:37:38 application/octet-stream 27179 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 22373 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 27627 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 27508 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 27265 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 27117 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 26580 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 27277 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 16753 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 20172 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 28776 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 25509 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 24893 2008-10-08T19:37:40 application/octet-stream 26508 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 23427 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 28162 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 24429 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 22547 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 24252 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 26125 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 19274 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 26083 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 26943 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 23230 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 26295 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 21878 2008-10-08T19:37:42 application/octet-stream 26117 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 23786 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 26839 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 26942 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 19220 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 20014 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 27256 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 24528 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 23335 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 22590 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 25433 2008-10-08T19:37:44 application/octet-stream 26856 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 22410 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 20989 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 24228 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 26611 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 23099 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 17239 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 21291 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 26109 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 27251 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 25956 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 26937 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 24524 2008-10-08T19:37:46 application/octet-stream 25228 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 25042 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 25696 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 20374 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 21591 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 23270 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 27887 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 27907 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 26427 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 22753 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 40204 2008-10-08T19:37:48 application/octet-stream 49587 2008-10-08T19:37:50 application/octet-stream 49111 2008-10-08T19:37:50 application/octet-stream 53995 2008-10-08T19:37:50 application/octet-stream 48092 2008-10-08T19:37:50 application/octet-stream 35082 2008-10-08T19:37:50 application/octet-stream 56524 2008-10-08T19:37:50 application/octet-stream 50593 2008-10-08T19:37:50 application/octet-stream 36830 2008-10-08T19:37:52 application/octet-stream 37671 2008-10-08T19:37:52 application/octet-stream 35679 2008-10-08T19:37:52 application/octet-stream 32628 2008-10-08T19:37:52 application/octet-stream 39354 2008-10-08T19:37:52 application/octet-stream 36016 2008-10-08T19:37:52 application/octet-stream 277799 2025-08-11T10:35:15.695430 application/rdf+xml 23521 2025-08-11T10:35:04.243447 image/jpeg 3096 2025-08-11T10:35:04.179513 image/jpeg 130170 2008-12-30T16:20:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 785288 2008-12-30T16:20:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 130151 2008-12-30T16:20:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 785292 2025-08-11T10:35:03.554534 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia