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Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World
The narrative centers around the main character Levi Fairfield, a young man of integrity and ingenuity, as he navigates the challenges of his complex relationship with his miserly uncle, Nathan Fairfield, while embarking on adventurous voyages.
"Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World" by Oliver Optic is a fictional novel. The narrative centers around the main character Levi Fairfield, a young man of integrity and ingenuity, as he navigates the challenges of his complex relationship with his miserly uncle, Nathan Fairfield, while embarking on adventurous voyages.
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"This is the spot, Bessie," said Levi Fairfield, as he paused on the bank of the brook which flows into the bay near Mike's Point.
"But what was the thing you made?" asked Bessie Watson, as she looked with interest at the place indicated, though she could not see anything very remarkable, or even strange.
"It was a young saw-mill," laughed Levi. "It rested on those flat stones you see there; but the dam is entirely washed away. I made it in Mr. Mogmore's carpenter's shop, near uncle Nathan's house. After a deal of fussing and tinkering, I got it so that it sawed through a board two feet long from one end to the other. It was the proudest day of my life when I showed Mr. Mogmore the two parts, separated by my machine; and he declared I should make a good machinist."
"Where is the saw-mill now?" inquired Bessie, interested in the machine because it had been made by Levi, rather than because she had a taste for mechanics.
"It is up in the attic of uncle Nathan's house; at least it was there three years ago, when I went to live with Mr. Gayles."
"Should you? Well, you shall, if the thing is still in being. I will go down to uncle Nathan's and get it, and then I will set it up, and you shall see it go," answered Levi, as he led the way towards the house of his uncle.
Contents
- 01Chapter I.
- 02Chapter II.
- 03Chapter III.
- 04Chapter IV.
- 05Chapter V.
- 06Chapter VI.
- 07Chapter VII.
- 08Chapter VIII.
- 09Chapter IX.
- 10Chapter X.
- 11Chapter XI.
- 12Chapter XII.
- 13Chapter XIII.
- 14Chapter XIV.
- 15Chapter XV.
- 16Chapter XVI.
- 17Chapter XVII.
- 18Chapter XVIII.
- 19Chapter XIX.
- 20Chapter XX.
- 21Chapter XXI.
- 22Chapter XXII.
- 23Chapter XXIII.
- 24Chapter XXIV.
- 25Chapter XXV.
- 26Chapter XXVI.
About this edition
- Author
- Oliver Optic
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 188 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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