Project Gutenberg 2013-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 174 Young, Clarence Nuttall, Charles 1872 1934 The Motor Boys Across the Plains; or, The Hermit of Lost Lake E-text prepared by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Motor Boys Across the Plains; or, The Hermit of Lost Lake" by Clarence Young is a novel written in the early 20th century. This adventure story is the fourth installment in "The Motor Boys" series and follows three boys—Bob, Ned, and Jerry—along with their companion, Professor Snodgrass, as they undertake a journey filled with peril and excitement in the western United States. The narrative revolves around their antics and mishaps involving their automobile, encounters with wild animals, and a tension-filled rescue of a kidnapped boy, Tommy Bell, from hostile gang members. At the start of the novel, the boys experience an accident involving an ox cart while driving their car in Mexico, which sets the stage for their ensuing adventures. Following this incident, they encounter an array of dramatic situations, including a thrilling escape from a multitude of snakes and discovering a deserted cabin. They soon find themselves embroiled in saving Tommy Bell from a gang of ruffians who are torturing him to extract information from his father. As the story unfolds, the boys band together to navigate challenges, showcase their bravery, and try to make their way back to safety, all while dealing with the humorous mishaps that arise from their journey in an automobile. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43509/43509-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Great Plains -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Automobiles -- Juvenile fiction Hermits -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 338900 2025-08-17T13:28:08.967003 text/html 323461 2024-10-23T17:57:22 text/html 415171 2025-08-17T13:28:14.958048 application/epub+zip 416788 2025-08-17T13:28:10.100005 application/epub+zip 197817 2025-08-17T13:28:09.479026 application/epub+zip 545744 2025-08-17T13:28:18.887070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505735 2025-08-17T13:28:14.376068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287352 2022-09-19T19:57:08.004158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287675 2025-08-17T13:28:08.068009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267688 2024-10-23T17:57:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17786 2025-08-17T13:28:19.181998 application/rdf+xml 19722 2025-08-17T13:28:09.671115 image/jpeg 3156 2025-08-17T13:28:09.626135 image/jpeg 392625 2025-08-17T13:28:09.005044 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 en.wikipedia