Project Gutenberg 2016-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 196 Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert) 1858 1921 Hutchinson, John Robert Nisbet, Hume 1849 1923 Nisbet, James Hume The Quest of the Golden Pearl Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Quest of the Golden Pearl" by J. R. Hutchinson is a fictional adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows two young friends, Jack and Don, who find themselves embroiled in thrilling escapades involving pearl diving, a devious shark-charmer, and a quest for a precious golden pearl. As they navigate danger and friendship, their journey is set against the vibrant backdrop of Ceylon's pearl fishing grounds. The opening of the novel introduces Jack and Don aboard the schooner Wellington, anchored off the coast of Ceylon during the pearl fishing season. They are both intrigued by a commotion among local diving boats, which leads to the punishment of a shark-charmer named Salambo after he is accused of deceiving divers with false charms. The boys, alongside a jovial cook named Puggles, decide to explore the surrounding bazaar, inevitably leading to a fortuitous discovery of valuable pearls nestled within oyster shells. However, their excitement turns to alarm when they realize that the cunning shark-charmer may have stolen their treasures, prompting Jack and Don to embark on an adventurous quest to retrieve their stolen fortune and confront the villain, setting the stage for a tale of camaraderie, courage, and the unexpected twists of fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Pearls -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 383043 2025-07-20T11:34:44.179905 text/html 376180 2024-10-22T23:43:13 text/html 3234360 2025-07-20T11:34:50.667874 application/epub+zip 3235474 2025-07-20T11:34:45.537948 application/epub+zip 207612 2025-07-20T11:34:44.704984 application/epub+zip 3350394 2025-07-20T11:34:54.607405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3316897 2025-07-20T11:34:49.705904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299122 2022-09-23T06:53:18.432301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316858 2025-07-20T11:34:43.473918 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297108 2024-10-22T23:43:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20214 2025-07-20T11:34:54.751363 application/rdf+xml 16523 2025-07-20T11:34:44.954910 image/jpeg 2936 2025-07-20T11:34:44.880963 image/jpeg 6351660 2025-07-20T11:34:44.277920 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