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100	1		_aAppleton, Victor
245	1	0	_aTom Swift and his talking pictures
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2024-01-01
508			_aDelphine Lettau, Greg Weeks, Cindy Beyer, Mary Meehan & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net
520			_a"Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures" by Victor Appleton is a children's adventure novel written in the late 1920s. The story revolves around Tom Swift, a young inventor who is on the brink of creating a revolutionary talking-picture machine that would allow people to see and hear live performances remotely. As Tom works on perfecting his invention with his friend Ned Newton, they find themselves embroiled in excitement and danger as Tom becomes a target for sabotage, leading to mysterious developments and kidnapping. The opening of the book introduces Tom Swift as he conducts experiments in his laboratory alongside his friend Ned. After a series of setbacks with his new device, an explosion suddenly occurs, leaving Tom injured and leading to the troubling disappearance of Ned. Throughout the escalating conflict, it becomes evident that there are other forces at play; both friends find themselves facing ominous threats related to Tom's groundbreaking invention. As Tom navigates through these challenges, the introduction sets the stage for their adventurous quest to uncover the truth and rescue Ned from unknown adversaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928
653			_aAdventure stories
653			_aSwift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aMotion pictures -- Juvenile fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72578
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