Project Gutenberg 2013-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 308 Strang, Herbert Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund) 1870 1938 Brock, Charles E. (Charles Edmund) Brock, Charles Edmund Bright Ideas: A Record of Invention and Misinvention Produced by Al Haines "Bright Ideas: A Record of Invention and Misinvention" by Herbert Strang is a comedic novel written in the early 20th century. It follows the adventures of two young inventors, Bob Templeton and Tom Eves, as they attempt to create various inventions during a summer spent at a Dorset farm. The story revolves around their humorous escapades while navigating challenges related to their inventions and interactions with the villagers. The opening of the book introduces Templeton and Eves as they discuss their financial woes and ambitious ideas, including a smoke machine intended to aid in wartime shipping. They reflect on past failures and the struggles of being inventors with limited funds. Their conversation is humorous and filled with banter, setting a lighthearted tone. As the narrative progresses, they receive a sum of money from Templeton’s aunt, which sparks enthusiasm for their inventions. Their discussion leads to plans for an elaborate smoke machine, foreshadowing the comedic mishaps that arise as they embark on their inventive pursuits in the countryside. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43234/43234-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boys -- Juvenile fiction Inventors -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 364756 2025-08-17T11:44:13.759343 text/html 347904 2024-10-23T17:12:11 text/html 1451734 2025-08-17T11:44:23.714279 application/epub+zip 1613063 2025-01-17T06:48:52.990687 application/pdf 361266 2025-01-17T06:48:48.457663 application/pdf 1459122 2025-08-17T11:44:17.936307 application/epub+zip 202078 2025-08-17T11:44:15.394383 application/epub+zip 1550524 2025-08-17T11:44:27.019333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1525431 2025-08-17T11:44:22.175295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270809 2022-09-19T17:32:45.631534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290071 2025-08-17T11:44:12.959319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295002 2013-07-16T16:35:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290146 2013-07-16T16:35:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290173 2013-07-16T16:35:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27485 2025-08-17T11:44:27.166330 application/rdf+xml 278212 2025-08-17T11:44:12.783326 text/x-rst 278212 2013-07-16T16:35:40 text/x-rst 12072 2025-08-17T11:44:16.016303 image/jpeg 1998 2025-08-17T11:44:15.708298 image/jpeg 113781 2013-07-16T16:35:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 113096 2013-07-16T16:35:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 1425966 2013-07-16T16:34:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 1409337 2013-07-16T16:35:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 113081 2013-07-16T16:35:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1425062 2025-08-17T11:44:13.818325 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 Strang, Herbert, Mrs. en.wikipedia