The Master Key by L. Frank Baum

"The Master Key" by L. Frank Baum is a novel published in 1901. When young electrical experimenter Rob Joslyn accidentally touches the Master Key of Electricity, he summons the Daemon of Electricity, who grants him nine extraordinary technological gifts over three weeks. Armed with devices that enable flight, invulnerability, and remote communication, Rob embarks on adventures that test whether he—and the world—are truly ready for such powerful inventions. His ultimate decision will determine humanity's technological future. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919
Illustrator Cory, Fanny Y., 1877-1972
Title The Master Key
An Electrical Fairy Tale Founded Upon the Mysteries of Electricity
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_Key_(Baum_novel)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Fantasy literature
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Thieves -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Parent and child -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Electricity -- Juvenile fiction
Subject War -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Physical sciences -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 45347
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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