Project Gutenberg 2022-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 92 Spencer, Erle 1897 1937 Spencer, E. R. Spencer, Erle Rose Contraband: A Tale of Modern Smugglers $aUnited Kingdom :$bCassell and Company, Ltd.,$c1926. Al Haines "Contraband: A Tale of Modern Smugglers" by E. R. Spencer is a novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging adventure story follows Dare Stanley, a young man eager to join his father, Captain Stanley, who has recently taken up the role of special inspector in the Revenue Service amidst rampant smuggling activities in the Newfoundland coastal region. The book delves into the challenges of combating smuggling and the dangers associated with it. At the start of the story, Dare is aboard the S.S. "Glenbow", sailing towards St. Lawrence. He yearns for adventure and is intrigued by conversations among the ship's passengers about the rampant smuggling taking place in Saltern Bay. As he arrives in Saltern, he learns of his father's recent injuries sustained during an encounter with smugglers, highlighting the treacherous environment they are in. The opening sections set the stage for the unfolding conflict, with Dare eager to help his father investigate the smuggling operations and discover the culprits involved. As the plot progresses, Dare's determination to protect his family's reputation and support his father becomes the primary motivation, promising an exciting journey filled with intrigue and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220408144425spencer 1926 GB Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sea stories Adventure stories Smuggling -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 246085 2025-06-27T04:27:12.533628 text/html 224479 2024-10-18T20:54:37 text/html 464583 2025-06-27T04:27:16.089651 application/epub+zip 467201 2025-06-27T04:27:13.204733 application/epub+zip 152754 2025-06-27T04:27:12.893631 application/epub+zip 548044 2025-06-27T04:27:18.362106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536149 2025-06-27T04:27:15.794635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221677 2022-09-30T14:16:38.802774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225028 2025-06-27T04:27:12.117652 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205175 2024-10-18T20:54:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16872 2025-06-27T04:27:18.486668 application/rdf+xml 20993 2025-06-27T04:27:12.974642 image/jpeg 3420 2025-06-27T04:27:12.933636 image/jpeg 614411 2025-06-27T04:27:12.560670 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