The tom swift character has appeared in several series, including one tom swift, jr. The character was created by edward stratemeyer, the founder of the stratemeyer syndicate, a bookpackaging firm. The british tom swift books had you heard about the tom swift books reprinted by collins in great britain. The tom swift activity book 1978 did you know that there is a tom swift activity book. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. In tom swift and his airship, tom swift has finished his latest invention the red cloud, a. Tom swift and his airship by victor appleton free at loyal. Tom swift among the firefighters audiobook by victor. These books are written in the classic style of victor appleton ii and should not be missed. Tom swift and his airship audiobook cd set audio cd. Tom swift enters an upcoming race with his speciallydesigned prototype electric race car. Tom swift in the land of wonders volume 20 in the tom swift series by victor appleton. My audiobook library download s audiobooks for 70% off. Tom swift and his big tunnel by victor appleton length 4 hours, 24 minutes, 54 seconds download entire free audio book zip file here 2mb the titus brothers contractors company have won a government contract in peru to blast a tunnel through a mountain and connect two isolated railroad lines.
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Tom swift is the main character of five series of american juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. Download the tom swift audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Tom swift and his sky racer or the quickest flight on record pg text. Tom swift and the electronic hydrolung full audiobook by. Colonial radio theatre on brilliance audio publication date. Tom swift and his airship, or, the stirring cruise of the red cloud, is volume 3 in the original. The summary of the story is as follows from crts website. In tom swift and his airship, tom swift has finished his latest invention the red cloud, a fast. The us government is very smartly letting tom swift jr. Tom swift and the space friends return the tom swift invention series book 30 by victor appleton ii, thomas hudson, et al. But a mystery missile suddenly intercepts the probe and. Its part dirigible, part airplane, and totally amazing, with a 20cylinder motor and the ability to land on tall buildings in a single bound.
Tom swift was first published in 1910, the series total more than 100 volumes. Tom swift and the visitor from planet x victor appleton full audio book greataudiobooks duration. Tom swift and his sky racer audiobook victor appleton. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Tom swift series tom swift is the main character of five series of american juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology.
My audiobook library download s audiobooks for 70%. Tom s adventures have been written by various ghostwriters. Contains 4 audio cds totaling 4 hours and 8 minutes. Adventures, the 11 volumes of the third tom swift series, the volumes of the fourth, and a halfdozen more for the most recent series, tom swift, young inventor, for a total of 103. Highspirited young tom swift is off on another of his many exciting adventures. No, although im not now and never have been the title character in a series of ya scifi novels, i can tell you the new tom swift jr. Audio book, computergenerated audio book, humanread compilations data music, recorded music, sheet other recordings pictures, moving pictures, still recent.
Young tom swift purchases a motorcycle and, being the inventor that he is, modifies it to his specifications in time to transport his fathers new. Many of the free short stories and books recorded by tom are in the public domain and have been recorded as a volunteer of librivox. This books complete title is tom swift and his photo telephone. Tom swift and his wireless message audiobook cd set. Tom swift and his diving seacopter by victor appleton 1956 book in the series of the new tom swift jr. Tom and his friends are trapped in a quarantine lockdown in this third novel in tom swift inventors academyperfect for fans of the hardy boys or alex rider. The book is also known by the name the speediest car on the road.
Tom swift in the land of wonders audiobook by victor. Sep 11, 2014 victor appleton 18731962 tom swift jr. Its up to tom to bring the criminals to justice, but he becomes a target of the rogues anger when he unknowingly buys a boat in which the. From the awardwinning colonial radio theatre on the air comes the second adventure of the popular series, tom swift.
The most recent tom swift book to be published was in 2007. Tom swift is the young protagonist in a series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continue to the present. Tom swift in the land of wonders by victor appleton free at. Tom is anxious for a crosscountry trial, but just before he and his friends take off, the shopton bank is robbed. Someone has rewritten many tom swift jr books and posted several entirely new stories. Sam preston, the owner of a large circus puts tom and his friends on the trail of these huge creatures. Jan 19, 20 tom swift and his airship full audio book by victor appleton in tom swift and his airship, tom swift has finished his latest invention the red cloud, a fast and innovative airship. Tom swift is a genius inventor whose breakthroughs in technology especially transport technology drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called invention fiction or. The series served as a sequel to the original tom swift series that appeared from 1910 t. After reading newspaper accounts of the british tanks, tom takes a sheet of paper and sets out to design a better one from scratch. It is the purpose of these spirited tales to convey in a realistic way the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at ebay.
Tom swift and his electric rifle or daring adventures in elephant land page scans pg text. Counterparts to the tom swift character and series are later stratemeyer creations, the hardy boys and nancy drew. Librivox recording of tom swift in captivity, by victor appleton. They are all most likely public domain in the us but i havent checked you can find this by clicking on a title, then looking under the bibrec tab. Tom swift and his motorcycle free audiobooks slideshare. Preston, the owner of a circus, and begins to tell the story of jake poddington, mr. This time hes in search of gold in an underground lost city. Tom swift in captivity audiobook by victor appleton. Tom swift and his airship by victor appleton free ebook. Tom swift and the electronic hydrolung full audio book 12.
Tom swift and his motorcycle when i was growing up, id say i read tom swift books from the library. The author of this article has never owned a forceray repelatron. Tom swift in captivity audio book posted on no comments tom swift in captivity free audible book by victor appleton tom swift is approached by mr. Tom swift and his airship public domain audiobook at librivox. Tom swift and the galaxy ghosts by victor appleton ii. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Tom enters a race to see who can build the best electric car. That was the last preston has heard of jake poddington. All books are credited to the pseudonym victor appleton or, in the case of the tom swift, jr. In tom swift and his motor boat, tom s father barton swift a worldfamous scientist, has been robbed of one of his greatest inventions. The starting scene of this book shows tom swift entering into an upcoming car race with a specially designed racing car of the electric prototype. But as he makes the final preparations and adjustments, days before the race, he discovers a plot that would bankrupt not only his family, but also. Tom swift and his motorcycle is a dramatization of the first book in the tom swift series. Tom swift and his war tank full audio book youtube. First, his friends and acquaintances are questioning his. Tom swift and the city of gold audiobook, by victor appleton.
Damon and eradicate travel to south america in search of a tribe of giants. Librivox recording of tom swift and his electric runabout, by victor appleton. The stories are basically adventure tales with tom s latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. But in the swift stories, the good guys always win. Tom swift and his electric runabout victor appleton. Tom swift in the caves of ice or the wreck of the airship page scans pg text. Dramatized for audio and directed by jerry robbins from the book by. Tom swift and his war tank full audio book by victor appleton tom swift, that prolific youthful inventor, is engaged in trying to help the. Download tom swift and his motorcycle audiobook by jerry. Get the audible audio editions of the tom swift series from the. On this site, you will also find links to over 100 books and stories that have been recorded by tom. With my new device i hope to learn more about the planets. Tom finds the lost city in a remote area of mexico, and he finds the gold. The project gutenberg ebook of tom swift and his giant.
This book is the 20th in the original series published from 1910 1942, written by a ghost writer using the name of victor appleton. Tom swift and his electric runabout free audio book. Toms audio books is a site that provides links to free audiobooks. Download or stream tom swift and his motorcycle by jerry robbins. One of the books written in the original tom swift series is titled as tom swift and his electric runabout. Each chapter is a cliffhanger filled with intrigue, espionage and excitement. In tom swift and his airship, tom swift has finished his latest invention the red cloud, a fast and innovative airship. Tom swift and his war tank audio book by victor appleton. Tom swift and his motorcycle audible audiobook original recording. Tom w is another excellent lv reader, and he does a nice job with this book. Tom swift and the visitor from planet x victor appleton. As it turns out, jake went missing just after sending word to preston that jake was on the trail of a tribe of giants, somewhere in south africa.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The syndicates authors created the tom swift books by first preparing an outline with all the plot elements, followed by drafting and editing the character of tom swift was conceived in 1910 by edward stratemeyer, founder of the stratemeyer syndicate, a book packaging company. In tom swift and his motorboat, tom s father, barton swift, a worldfamous scientist, has been robbed of one of his greatest inventions, and its up to tom to bring the criminals to justice, but he becomes a target of the rogues anger when he unknowingly buys a boat in which the criminals have an interest. Handbook of science experiments did you know that a book of science experiments, starring tom swift himself, was planned by the. Counterparts to the tom swift character and series are later. The longestrunning series of books to feature tom swift is the first, which consists of forty volumes. Tom swift among the diamond makers or the secret of phantom mountain pg text. Of course his enemies always want to see him fail, so they throw bad guys and other such challenges at tom and his faithful crew. Getting into the city was difficult for the adventurers, but when they try to get. Tom has always tried to play down his pseudo celebrity status at the academy. Andy has developed an even nastier bag of tricks in this volume. Not exactly thrilling stuff for a modern reader but then again we dont live in 1910.
His first appearance was tom swift and his motor cycle, published in 1910. Tom swift in the land of wonders all of our audiobooks are complete and unabridged, read by real people, not computers. Tom swift in captivity is book number of the tom swift series. Young tom swift purchases a motorcycle and, being the inventor that he is, modifies it. This book is the 17th book in the series, following tom swift and his giant cannon and preceding tom swift and his aerial warship. But as he makes the final preparations and adjustments, days before the race, he discovers a plot that would bankrupt not only his family, but also everyone else that relies on the local bank which is the target of a nefarious bankrun scheme. Tom swift and the city of gold audiobook listen instantly. Download audiobooks to your computer and listen to them on your mp3 player, smartphone, or tablet. Tom swift and his aerial warship, volume 18 in the tom swift series, finds our hero building an airship but not just any airship.
Tom swift and the electronic hydrolung full audio book by victor appleton the us government is very smartly letting tom swift jr. First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. No sooner is tom in the air than he is blamed for the robbery. However, a group of investors plan to steal the design for themselves, and send a gang of thieves after tom as he travels the backroads to albany. Tom swift enters an upcoming race with his specially designed prototype electric race car. In book 3 of the tom swift series, tom swift and his airship, our hero, tom swift, with the help of his new friend, balloonist john sharp, builds an amazing airship. The search for tom swift pulls up 32 results but some are duplicates and some are audiobooks. Nov 30, 2016 tom swift and his motorcycle is a dramatization of the first book in the tom swift series. Tom swift is a genius inventor whose breakthroughs in technology especially transport technology drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called invention fiction or edisonade. These mp3 audiobooks on dvd will play on a computer with dvd, dvd player, mp3 player, dvd car stereos or mobile device such as ipads, iphones, ipods, android tablets and phones, that play the mp3 format. Tom swift is an inventor, and these are his adventures. Tom swift and his airship is the third book in the tom swift series and the first one with a vehicle thats somewhat out of the ordinary. Tom swift, that prolific youthful inventor, is engaged in trying to help the allies win wwi. Tom swift appeared to be calm, although in reality he was about as excited over his latest invention as he ever had been about anything in his life.