Appleton Victor

Tom Swift and His War Tank was written in the year 1918 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The story opens with Tom complaining that life lacks adventure. It's been a while since they returned from Siberia, and a fresh Adrenaline fix is needed to take the edge off sitting around and reading books about faraway places. Tom wants to "go off in the jungle, fight wild beasts and escape from wild savages, all in the name of good fun." Tom's cravings are solved by the appearance of one Sam Preston, the owner of a large circus, who needs a new attraction for his side show. He has been informed of a place in the jungles of South America where a race of giants live. Sam's show "must have such a creature," and Tom is offered a princely sum to go procure one or two. Coincidently, the fellow previously sent on this quest by Preston has gone missing. Tom is tasked with either bringing him home or giving his remains a proper burial. To add insult to other natural hazards, a competitor in a rival circus, sics a generic bad-guy on Tom. He is to try and foil the plan and beat Our Hero to the prize. This guy is so bad, he is a wolf in priest's clothing. You can probably guess the outcome, but you'll have to read the story to be sure.

Tom has had enough of adventure and swears he is going to stay home and live the life of a sedate scientist, working on his many patent applications. He spots a magazine article written by Professor Bumper describing a fabulous underground city containing a large gold idol. Tom's attitude is "Hrumpf! Gold. Underground city. Savages. Lions. Tigers. Bears. Been there, done that." Next thing we know, Professor Bumper and Mr. Damon show up. It takes about 4 pages to turn Tom around, but not for the usual reasons (i.e. wealth, fame, glory and excitement.) It seems a young, handsome, rival archeologist--one Professor Fenimore Beecher--is also interested in said idol. His plan is to give a part of it to Mary Nestor, Tom's sweetie. This is as an enticement to upgrade her betrothal to a real professional--none of this common inventor stuff. Jealousy rears its' green-eyed head, and we are shortly thereafter off, willy-nilly, to the land of big alligators and bigger mosquitoes.

Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters was written in the year 1921 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Air Scout was written in the year 1919 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive was written in the year 1922 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon was written in the year 1913 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle was written in the year 1910 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat was written in the year 1910 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Wireless Message was written in the year 1911 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice was written in the year 1911 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

While young Tom Swift is in a jewelry store shopping for a ring for Mary, he meets a man who claims to be willing to teach Tom how to make diamonds. Later, the man (who happens to be one of the party that Tom rescued in the book Tom Swift and his Wireless Message) tells Tom his story -- how he was approached by a group of men who knew how to make diamonds, how he actually watched them make diamonds, and how he gave them some money, and how they dumped him (but not before giving him a fortune in diamonds). The man urges Tom to go with him on a hunt for these diamond makers.After some thought on the matter, Tom agrees to go after the diamond makers, taking with him Ned, Mr. Damon, and Mr. Parker (the doomsday-predicting scientist in Tom Swift and his Wireless Message who predicted the destruction of the island). After a long search and plenty of adventures along the way, the small band locates the diamond makers -- but is then captured.Can they escape from Phantom Mountain? Can they learn the secret of the diamond makers? Will the mountain really be destroyed, as Mr. Parker predicted? It's all there, in Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers.

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship was written in the year 1915 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Airship was written in the year 1910 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle was written in the year 1911 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight was written in the year 1912 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.