Project Gutenberg 2017-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 192 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio In Search of Treasure Produced by David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "In Search of Treasure" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a bright and adventurous sixteen-year-old boy named Guy Fenwick, who wishes for a life beyond his father's ministerial duties in Bayport. Instead of pursuing glory through academia, Guy seeks excitement and the chance to explore the world when he discovers a hidden legacy tied to his late uncle—a pirate's treasure buried on a mysterious island. The opening of the novel introduces us to Guy and his father, Reverend Fenwick, discussing the boy's educational aspirations. Guy expresses disinterest in college, longing for adventure instead. After a poignant moment centered on family history, Guy explores an attic chest belonging to his deceased uncle George. Inside, he uncovers a letter containing details about a pirate's treasure hidden on an island. This catalyst sets Guy on a thrilling journey as he contemplates how to embark on the quest for this treasure to help improve his father's precarious financial situation, introducing themes of family loyalty, adventure, and the pursuit of one's dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Bildungsromans Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Travel -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction India -- Juvenile fiction Islands of the Indian Ocean -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 407371 2025-06-21T13:03:08.521471 text/html 394183 2024-10-23T01:40:01 text/html 489921 2025-06-21T13:03:17.426451 application/epub+zip 493249 2025-06-21T13:03:10.135453 application/epub+zip 220523 2025-06-21T13:03:09.294438 application/epub+zip 653488 2025-06-21T13:03:22.733378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603656 2025-06-21T13:03:16.200382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336210 2022-09-24T15:21:51.843576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358382 2025-06-21T13:03:06.737464 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 338451 2024-10-23T01:40:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18778 2025-06-21T13:03:22.895355 application/rdf+xml 25978 2025-06-21T13:03:09.414438 image/jpeg 4236 2025-06-21T13:03:09.352411 image/jpeg 455064 2025-06-21T13:03:08.579457 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