Project Gutenberg 2009-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 167 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless; Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless; Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise" by H. Irving Hancock is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on three boys, Tom Halstead, Joe Dawson, and Hank Butts, who are members of the Motor Boat Club and embark on a thrilling maritime journey filled with mystery and intrigue. As they navigate the waters off the coast of North Carolina, they encounter a sense of urgency and danger in their task to rescue a passenger from a sinking vessel, which sets the stage for their adventures. The opening of the story depicts the boys languishing on a remote island, feeling bored and restless until a wireless message propels them into action. When Joe Dawson receives an urgent call for help, he swiftly rouses his friends to prepare the motor yacht "Restless" for a rescue mission. The boys quickly learn that the passenger, Mr. Clodis, is gravely injured, and their task transforms into a life-and-death endeavor involving fast-paced navigation and intrigue surrounding Mr. Powell Seaton, their mysterious employer. With the promise of excitement that lies ahead, the trio sets off to confront unknown challenges and unravels deeper secrets that will unfold as their journey continues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Motorboats -- Juvenile fiction Telegraph -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 365532 2025-08-11T14:46:47.285220 text/html 383647 2009-03-30T09:56:26 text/html 2837293 2025-08-11T14:46:57.694165 application/epub+zip 2843550 2025-08-11T14:46:50.682228 application/epub+zip 197888 2025-08-11T14:46:48.203241 application/epub+zip 1756240 2025-08-11T14:47:01.492268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1740197 2025-08-11T14:46:55.235224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269983 2022-09-13T09:08:44.744534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317860 2025-08-11T14:46:46.354242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317658 2009-03-30T09:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18853 2025-08-11T14:47:01.638216 application/rdf+xml 27748 2025-08-11T14:46:48.307203 image/jpeg 4144 2025-08-11T14:46:48.255225 image/jpeg 2810714 2009-03-30T09:56:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 118404 2009-03-30T09:56:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 2851128 2025-08-11T14:46:47.374347 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