Project Gutenberg 2014-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 625 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Reinhart, Charles Stanley 1844 1896 Reinhart, Charles S. Reinhart, C. S. (Charles Stanley) 2014657640 Vine and Olive; Or, Young America in Spain and Portugal A Story of Travel and Adventure Produced by Giovanni Fini, Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Vine and Olive; Or, Young America in Spain and Portugal" by Oliver Optic is a fictional travel and adventure story written in the late 19th century. It focuses on the experiences of a group of academy students as they embark on a cruise through Spain and Portugal, exploring various cities and engaging in educational discussions with their professors and ship's surgeon. The narrative intertwines lessons on geography and history with the adventures of the young characters. At the start of the book, the academy squadron aboard the ship Tritonia is approaching Barcelona, genuinely excited to experience a new culture. The primary characters include Mr. Lowington, the principal, and his students, who are anticipating their time in Spain after a year of studying history and geography. The narrative hints at underlying tensions among some of the students, particularly Bill Stout and his friends, who are seeking excitement and may be planning mischievous activities, including a conspiracy that centers around their dissatisfaction with academy life. As the backdrop of travel adventure unfolds, the young men are drawn into the allure and complexities of the regions they aim to discover. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Spain -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction Portugal -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing 717535 2025-07-19T06:37:56.616322 text/html 705391 2024-10-24T12:22:36 text/html 606448 2025-07-19T06:38:05.527256 application/epub+zip 613207 2025-07-19T06:37:58.170283 application/epub+zip 336493 2025-07-19T06:37:57.405307 application/epub+zip 824157 2025-07-19T06:38:11.146228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 758212 2025-07-19T06:38:04.674239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482504 2022-09-21T14:18:07.828327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660042 2025-07-19T06:37:55.600289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640047 2024-10-24T12:22:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18908 2025-07-19T06:38:11.296201 application/rdf+xml 28717 2025-07-19T06:37:57.500309 image/jpeg 4624 2025-07-19T06:37:57.455285 image/jpeg 570639 2025-07-19T06:37:56.682334 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 Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia