The Quest of the Golden Pearl

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The Quest of the Golden Pearl

by J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson

EN·~4 hours·28 chapters

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28 total

THE HAUNTED PAGODAS - THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN PEARL - By J. E. Hutchinson - Illustrated by Hume Nisbet - London: Ward and Downey - 1897

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QUEST OF THE GOLDEN PEARL.

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CHAPTER I.—THE SHARK-CHARMER WALKS THE PLANK.

8:56

CHAPTER II. A STROKE OF LUCK AND AN AFTER-STROKE.

10:06

CHAPTER III.—THE QUEST BEGINS.

18:22

CHAPTER IV.—INTRODUCES BOSIN, AND TELLS HOW CAPTAIN MANGO PROVED HIMSELF A TRUMP.

17:44

CHAPTER V.—THE LASCAR GETS HIS KNIFE BACK.

17:36

CHAPTER VI.—IN THE THICK OF IT.

18:51

CHAPTER VII.—“FUN OR FIGHTING, I'M READY, ANYHOW!”

16:24

CHAPTER VIII.—AT THE HAUNTED PAGODAS.

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A lively duo of teenage friends finds themselves aboard a pearl‑fishing schooner off the Ceylon coast, where the tranquil sea suddenly erupts in shouting and an eerie chant from the local diving boats. Jack, the hot‑headed yet good‑natured strongman, and Don, his taller, more cautious companion, are drawn into the commotion, eager to prove themselves and perhaps claim a share of the treasure that lures every sailor to these waters.

As the crew tries to decipher the strange song about a shark and a diver, a charismatic young deckhand named Puggles offers a cracked translation that hints at danger and hidden motives among the boatmen. Their curiosity soon turns into a daring plan to investigate the mysterious “Salambo” and the promise of a fabled golden pearl that could change their fortunes forever.

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en

Duration

~4 hours (282K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive

Release date

Jan 11, 2016

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson

1858–1921

Known for lively historical writing and old-school adventure, this late Victorian and Edwardian author moved easily between fact-based naval history and fast-paced fiction for younger readers. His surviving books suggest a writer drawn to peril, pursuit, and the drama of the past.

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