Motor Matt's Short Circuit; or, The Mahout's Vow by Stanley R. Matthews
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"Motor Matt's Short Circuit; or, The Mahout's Vow" by Stanley R. Matthews is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the adventures of Matt King, also known as Motor Matt, who is a skilled young motorist. As he navigates the challenges that come with performing at a traveling show, he becomes entangled in a plot involving an exotic snake charmer and an unruly elephant, Rajah, setting the
stage for thrilling escapades and potential dangers. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the mystical atmosphere created by a serpent charmer performing with a cobra at night, which hints at the coming conflict involving the character Dhondaram, a snake charmer with a hidden agenda. As Motor Matt prepares for his next flight in the aëroplane, tension rises with the arrival of Rajah, the elephant, whose unpredictable behavior leads to chaos in the show. The opening sets an intriguing tone for the novel, laying down a mix of suspense, adventure, and the unique blend of carnival life that will drive the plot forward, while also alluding to the underlying schemes threatening Matt and his friends. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Matthews, Stanley R. |
|---|---|
| Title | Motor Matt's Short Circuit; or, The Mahout's Vow |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (digital.library.villanova.edu/)) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Dime novels |
| Subject | Circus -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Airplanes -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 52397 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-52397-2 |
| Release Date | Jun 23, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 546 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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