Project Gutenberg 2023-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Appleton, Victor Tom Swift circling the globe; or, The daring cruise of the Air Monarch $aUnited States :$bGrosset & Dunlap,$c1927. Delphine Lettau, Greg Weeks, Cindy Beyer, Mary Meehan and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Tom Swift Circling the Globe; or, The Daring Cruise of the Air Monarch" by Victor Appleton is an adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story features the young inventor Tom Swift, who is drawn into a high-stakes wager that requires him to circle the globe in just twenty days using his latest invention, a versatile machine capable of land, air, and water travel. As he embarks on this daring journey, readers will be treated to thrilling escapades and the challenges he faces along the way. The opening of the book sets a tense scene where Tom's father, Barton Swift, places a substantial wager believing in his son's abilities as an inventor and traveler. After a heated bet with friends that Tom can complete a worldwide journey in twenty days, an explosion at their workshop adds urgency to the situation. Tom quickly comes to realize the implications of the wager and is determined to prove his father's faith in him. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to various characters, including Tom's friends, his loyal companion Koku, and a potential love interest in Mary Nestor, who express concern for Tom's safety while also highlighting the excitement of his upcoming adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220825032045appleton 1927 US Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction Flights around the world -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 337345 2025-06-27T12:04:35.244121 text/html 311420 2024-10-19T03:11:48 text/html 419744 2025-06-27T12:04:41.330015 application/epub+zip 425450 2025-06-27T12:04:36.892056 application/epub+zip 245136 2025-06-27T12:04:35.972063 application/epub+zip 781432 2025-06-27T12:04:44.725051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752647 2025-06-27T12:04:40.690036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276749 2025-06-27T12:04:34.294076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256648 2024-10-19T03:11:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16740 2025-06-27T12:04:44.860000 application/rdf+xml 27025 2025-06-27T12:04:36.247074 image/jpeg 4638 2025-06-27T12:04:36.108075 image/jpeg 754669 2025-06-27T12:04:35.275134 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