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Airships & Sky PiratesAdventureClassic Fantasy

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship

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  • 1915 first published
  • 160 pages
  • 14 editions
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Victor Appleton's Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship (1915) is an airship adventure and adventure fiction novel. Readers will find themes of Tom Swift, airships and aeronautics.

It has been published in 14 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 682 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 160 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship

"Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship; Or, The Naval Terror of the Seas" by Victor Appleton is a novel written in 1915. When Tom Swift invites a Navy lieutenant to review his massive military airship, he dismisses warnings of a plot against him. But deliberate sabotage—a fire in his explosives shed—proves someone wants to stop his innovations. As World War I rages in Europe, foreign spies hijack Tom's revolutionary aerial warship, equipped with specially-mounted cannons and a groundbreaking recoil system. Can Tom recover his stolen invention before it falls into enemy hands?
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Classic Literature
  • Swift, tom
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure stories
  • Tom Swift
  • Airships
  • Aeronautics
  • Swift, Tom, Juvenile fiction
  • Airships, Juvenile fiction
  • Aeronautics, Juvenile fiction

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Who wrote Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship?

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship was written by Victor Appleton and first published in 1915.

What genre is Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship?

It is usually shelved as Airships & Sky Pirates, Adventure and Classic Fantasy.

How long is Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship?

The median edition has 160 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship?

Readers who like it often enjoy Tom Swift and His Airship, Frank Reade Jr. and His Engine of the Clouds and From Zone to Zone.

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