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100 1 _aPrentice, Harry
245 1 0 _aCaptured by Apes; or, How Philip Garland Became King of Apeland
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-07-09
508 _aProduced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Captured by Apes; or, How Philip Garland Became King of Apeland" by Harry Prentice is a fictional adventure tale written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young animal dealer, Philip Garland, who inherits his father's business of training and selling wild animals, particularly monkeys. As he navigates his career, a series of events leads him into a fantastical world where he encounters a myriad of challenges with both the animal kingdom and human-like apes. The opening of the narrative introduces Philip as a dedicated and lonely young man taking over his father’s animal trading business, with a focus on the monkey family. He develops a unique bond with the creatures he trains, particularly two chimpanzees, Ben Bolt and Sweet Alice, and two ferocious baboons, Goliah and Magog. After a devastating fire caused by Magog leaves him without a business, Philip decides to venture into the wilds of the Malay Archipelago in search of exotic animals. His journey quickly spirals into chaos when he loses everything due to treachery and danger, culminating in his arrival on an island where he finds himself amidst a peculiar society of intelligent, humanoid apes, led by Goliah. This sets the stage for an exploration of the relationship between humans and animals, packed with adventure, intrigue, and a quest for survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aShipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aIslands -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aFathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNatural history -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aShipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aKings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aApes -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57470
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