Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; Or, Fun and Adventures on the Road

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Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; Or, Fun and Adventures on the Road

by Victor Appleton

EN·~3 hours·25 chapters

Chapters

25 total
1

Chapter I A Narrow Escape

14:21
2

Chapter II Tom Overhears Something

8:54
3

Chapter III In A Smash-Up

7:46
4

Chapter IV Tom And A Motor-Cycle

9:55
5

Chapter V Mr. Swift Is Alarmed

9:14
6

Chapter VI An Interview In The Dark

6:04
7

Chapter VII Off On A Spin

10:11
8

Chapter VIII Suspicious Actions

10:37
9

Chapter IX A Fruitless Pursuit

5:59
10

Chapter X Off To Albany

11:41

Description

Tom Swift is a quick‑witted young inventor who lives for the rush of the open road on his sleek motor‑cycle. On a breezy country lane he collides with the reckless Andy Foger, a wealthy driver pushing his new touring car to dangerous speeds. Their near‑miss sparks a rivalry that promises plenty of daring escapades ahead.

Undeterred, Tom decides to put his own machine to the test, aiming to set a record while showing that speed need not come at the expense of safety. He plans a series of road trials that will pit his motor‑cycle against both the countryside’s challenges and the hubristic motorists who think the road belongs to them. Listeners can expect fast‑paced action, witty banter, and the inventive spirit of early‑20th‑century adventure.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (221K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Release date

2003-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Victor Appleton

Victor Appleton

Best known as the name on the original Tom Swift adventures, this house pseudonym became a symbol of fast-paced invention, danger, and classic boys' adventure fiction. The books helped shape early 20th-century juvenile series storytelling and stayed popular for generations.

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