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The Great QuestCharles Boardman Hawes

The Great Quest

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Original author: Charles Boardman Hawes

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"The Great Quest" by Charles Boardman Hawes is a children's adventure novel published in 1921. When Cornelius Gleazen returns to 1826 Massachusetts, he persuades his friend Seth Woods and Seth's young nephew Joe to join a sea voyage supposedly seeking hidden treasure. But when the travelers reach Cuba, a darker purpose emerges: Gleazen's real plan involves the slave trade in Africa. Joe and his companions must find a way to wrest control of the expedition from Gleazen's dangerous scheme.

The Great Quest, by Charles Boardman Hawes. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #40265.

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36 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter330 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Stranger2,692 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: My Uncle Behaves Queerly1,720 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Higgleby's Barn2,377 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Swords and Ships3,061 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: A Mysterious Project3,259 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Good-Bye to Old Haunts and Faces4,027 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: A Wild Night5,082 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Brig Adventure1,898 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: An Old Sea Song2,907 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Matterson2,971 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: New Light on an Old Friend2,787 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Captain North Again3,992 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Issues Sharply Drawn1,394 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Land Ho!3,098 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Island4,007 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Strangest of All2,339 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Man From the Jungle3,341 words
  1. 19.Chapter XVIII: A Warning Defied2,287 words
  2. 20.Chapter XIX: Burned Bridges1,381 words
  3. 21.Chapter XX: Up Stream3,266 words
  4. 22.Chapter XXI: A Grim Surprise3,775 words
  5. 23.Chapter XXII: Siege2,788 words
  6. 24.Chapter XXIII: Sortie3,082 words
  7. 25.Chapter XXIV: Spears in the Dark1,311 words
  8. 26.Chapter XXV: Cards and Chess2,507 words
  9. 27.Chapter XXVI: An Unseen Foe1,873 words
  10. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Fort Falls4,480 words
  11. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Down the Current3,524 words
  12. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Fight at the Landing2,860 words
  13. 31.Chapter XXX: The Cruiser4,084 words
  14. 32.Chapter XXXI: A Passage at Arms3,225 words
  15. 33.Chapter XXXII: Westward Bound2,535 words
  16. 34.Chapter XXXIII: The Door of Disaster3,426 words
  17. 35.Chapter XXXIV: An Old, Old Story1,303 words
  18. 36.Chapter XXXV: Eheu Fugaces!783 words