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Across India; or, Live Boys in the Far East

Oliver Optic

The story revolves around a group of young heroes, including the millionaire Louis Belgrave and his friend Felix McGavonty, as they embark on a voyage aboard the steam-yacht Guardian-Mother.

"Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East" by Oliver Optic is a historical narrative and adventure tale. The story revolves around a group of young heroes, including the millionaire Louis Belgrave and his friend Felix McGavonty, as they embark on a voyage aboard the steam-yacht Guardian-Mother.

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"Well, Captain Scott, what is the run to-day?" asked Louis Belgrave, the owner of the steam-yacht Guardian-Mother, which had at this date made her way by a somewhat devious course half way round the world, and was in the act of making the other half.

The young magnate was eighteen years old, and was walking on the promenade deck of the steamer with a beautiful young lady of sixteen when he asked for information in regard to the run, or the distance made by the ship during the last sea-day.

"Before I answer your question, my dear Louis, I must protest against being any longer addressed as captain, for I am not now entitled to that honorable appellation," replied the young man addressed by the owner.

"Once a captain always a captain," replied Louis. "One who has been a member of Congress is still an 'Honorable,' though his term of office expired twenty or forty years ago. The worthy commander of the Guardian-Mother was always called Captain Ringgold in Von Blonk Park and New York, though he had not been in command of a ship for ten years," argued Louis.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I
  2. 02Chapter II
  3. 03Chapter III
  4. 04Chapter IV
  5. 05Chapter V
  6. 06Chapter VI
  7. 07Chapter VII
  8. 08Chapter VIII
  9. 09Chapter IX
  10. 10Chapter X
  11. 11Chapter XI
  12. 12Chapter XII
  13. 13Chapter XIII
  14. 14Chapter XIV
  15. 15Chapter XV
  16. 16Chapter XVI
  17. 17Chapter XVII
  18. 18Chapter XVIII
  19. 19Chapter XIX
  20. 20Chapter XX
  21. 21Chapter XXI
  22. 22Chapter XXII
  23. 23Chapter XXIII
  24. 24Chapter XXIV
  25. 25Chapter XXV
  26. 26Chapter XXVI
  27. 27Chapter XXVII
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII
  29. 29Chapter XXIX
  30. 30Chapter XXX
  31. 31Chapter XXXI
  32. 32Chapter XXXII
  33. 33Chapter XXXIII
  34. 34Chapter XXXIV
  35. 35Chapter XXXV
  36. 36Chapter XXXVI
  37. 37Chapter XXXVII

About this edition

Author
Oliver Optic
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
321 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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