Project Gutenberg 2021-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 167 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor On Time; or, Bound to Get There Alger Series no. 149 Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "On Time; or, Bound to Get There" by Oliver Optic is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. This story centers around a young man named Wolfert Penniman, who is motivated by a desire for independence and business success, as he seeks to turn a profit from a sailboat he plans to purchase. Alongside themes of entrepreneurship and ambition, the narrative suggests an exploration of personal growth through the struggles faced by its characters. At the start of the novel, Wolf is engaged in a discussion with his father about purchasing a boat at an auction and expresses his intent to make money from it by offering rides to fishermen and pleasure-seekers. The father is skeptical but ultimately decides to support Wolf with financial backing. As Wolf attends the auction, he encounters Waddie Wimpleton, a bully who has harassed him in the past. Tensions rise as they both compete for the boat, leading to a physical altercation that sees Waddie thrown into the lake. The stage is set for their complicated relationship as Wolf acquires the boat, foreshadowing further adventures and challenges ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Fathers -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Railroad stories Steamboats -- Juvenile fiction Auctions -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 414462 2025-07-26T05:50:57.485900 text/html 395347 2024-10-18T14:16:24 text/html 386080 2025-07-26T05:51:06.318847 application/epub+zip 384250 2025-07-26T05:50:58.829852 application/epub+zip 243382 2025-07-26T05:50:58.169994 application/epub+zip 492436 2025-07-26T05:51:10.919821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457215 2025-07-26T05:51:05.531834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315100 2022-09-29T13:47:00.178986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350856 2025-07-26T05:50:55.884882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 330915 2024-10-18T14:16:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18392 2025-07-26T05:51:11.075814 application/rdf+xml 27413 2025-07-26T05:50:58.300858 image/jpeg 4260 2025-07-26T05:50:58.238909 image/jpeg 315200 2025-07-26T05:50:57.530891 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia