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The Daring Twins: A Story for Young FolkL. Frank Baum

The Daring Twins: A Story for Young Folk

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Original author: L. Frank Baum

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"The Daring Twins: A Story for Young Folk" by L. Frank Baum is a mystery novel published in 1911. When sixteen-year-old Phil Daring faces false accusations of theft at the bank where he works, his spirited twin sister Phoebe takes matters into her own hands to prove his innocence. Set against the backdrop of their family's troubled past in the sugar business, this tale of five orphaned siblings explores themes of justice and moral courage as Phoebe fights to clear her brother's name.

The Daring Twins: A Story for Young Folk, by L. Frank Baum. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #53735.

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27 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter328 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Introducing the Darings1,519 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Phil Interviews the Lawyer3,063 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Becky Gets Acquainted2,566 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Phœbe’s Secret1,643 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: A Match Game1,770 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Hunting a Job2,069 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Coming of Cousin Judith3,960 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The “articles of Adoption”2,964 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Phœbe Has an Adventure2,376 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: A Depressing Interview1,179 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Getting Regulated3,612 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: A Battle Royal1,517 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Phil Makes a Discovery2,495 words
  1. 15.Chapter XIV: The Folly of Gran’pa Eliot1,408 words
  2. 16.Chapter XV: Sue Gets a Divorce3,062 words
  3. 17.Chapter XVI: The Boat Race1,230 words
  4. 18.Chapter XVII: In the Toils4,086 words
  5. 19.Chapter XVIII: A Sister’s Love3,435 words
  6. 20.Chapter XIX: The Way of the Transgressor1,859 words
  7. 21.Chapter XX: Accused1,805 words
  8. 22.Chapter XXI: Shifting the Burden1,897 words
  9. 23.Chapter XXII: Marion’s Ghost Story2,765 words
  10. 24.Chapter XXIII: Two and Two Make Four2,733 words
  11. 25.Chapter XXIV: Toby Clark’s Heroism1,392 words
  12. 26.Chapter XXV: Father and Son2,232 words
  13. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Watermark2,108 words