Project Gutenberg 2022-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 140 Foster, W. Bert (Walter Bertram) 1869 1929 Foster, Walter Bertram Allen, Jay Winthrop The quest of the Silver Swan: A land and sea tale for boys $aUnited States :$bChatterton-Peck Company,$c1907. D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "The Quest of the Silver Swan: A Land and Sea Tale for Boys" by W. Bert Foster is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on themes of adventure and the challenges of youth, particularly through the experiences of Brandon Tarr, the son of a recently deceased sea captain. As Brandon navigates his difficult relationship with his miserly uncle while uncovering the secrets of his family's past, the narrative promises both intrigue and the thrill of treasure hunting. The opening of the tale introduces a harrowing scene at sea, where the captain and crew of the ill-fated brig Silver Swan struggle for survival after a storm wrecks their ship. We meet Captain Horace Tarr, who finds himself on a raft with a mate and a disgruntled sailor, Jim Leroyd, while their companion has already succumbed to the ordeal. As they face starvation and despair, Captain Tarr reveals to his mate the existence of valuable diamonds hidden aboard the Silver Swan, which adds urgency and a sense of mystery to their plight. The narrative then shifts to Brandon, who learns of his father's death and contemplates his uncertain future, setting the stage for his quest for both fortune and independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/questofsilverswa00fost/mode/2up 20220114184336foster 1907 us Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 467826 2025-07-27T06:14:41.667743 text/html 447605 2024-10-18T22:11:58 text/html 869054 2025-07-27T06:14:51.008687 application/epub+zip 865542 2025-07-27T06:14:43.470715 application/epub+zip 461311 2025-07-27T06:14:42.513727 application/epub+zip 1669682 2025-07-27T06:14:56.087660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1388936 2025-07-27T06:14:50.036648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1221350 2022-09-30T17:28:36.993252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419042 2025-07-27T06:14:40.438709 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398931 2024-10-18T22:11:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17196 2025-07-27T06:14:56.232622 application/rdf+xml 29466 2025-07-27T06:14:42.743697 image/jpeg 4355 2025-07-27T06:14:42.628682 image/jpeg 1227063 2025-07-27T06:14:41.724695 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