Project Gutenberg 2013-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 189 Chapman, Allen Tom Fairfield at Sea; or, The Wreck of the Silver Star Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tom Fairfield at Sea; or, The Wreck of the Silver Star" by Allen Chapman is a fictional adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, Tom Fairfield, as he embarks on a quest to find his parents after learning that their ship, the Kangaroo, has gone missing at sea. Amidst his journey, Tom faces perilous situations, including the wreck of the Silver Star, the vessel on which he seeks to find his parents, highlighting themes of bravery and resilience. The opening of the novel introduces Tom and his friends, who are keen to escape their boarding school for a night of fun in town. However, their lighthearted plan takes a dark turn when Tom learns about the distressing news of his parents' ship. Overwhelmed with concern, he resolves to rescue them, leading to his departure from school to find a vessel that can take him across the ocean. As the narrative unfolds, Tom boards the Silver Star, which faces a fierce storm, culminating in a tragic shipwreck that leaves him struggling for survival in the turbulent sea. This sets the stage for Tom’s heroic journey as he confronts danger and fights to uphold his promise to save his family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44013/44013-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Sea stories Boys -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Castaways -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 310109 2025-06-17T17:43:55.971509 text/html 314405 2013-10-22T13:19:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 283627 2025-06-17T17:44:02.685431 application/epub+zip 285727 2025-06-17T17:43:57.703467 application/epub+zip 164043 2025-06-17T17:43:56.523483 application/epub+zip 406404 2025-06-17T17:44:06.670426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370239 2025-06-17T17:44:02.088459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249357 2022-09-20T06:02:02.232708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271456 2025-06-17T17:43:55.054498 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271260 2013-10-22T13:19:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16519 2025-06-17T17:44:06.822393 application/rdf+xml 25547 2025-06-17T17:43:56.629440 image/jpeg 3410 2025-06-17T17:43:56.574465 image/jpeg 262766 2025-06-17T17:43:56.012459 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