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This book suits readers who love sea adventure, buried treasure and rousing small-town tales. It is a good match for anyone who enjoys young heroes with a firm sense of right.
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What would you do if you found a bag of gold that nobody could prove was yours? That question sits at the heart of The Coming Wave, or the Hidden Treasure of High Rock, a boys' adventure by Oliver Optic. He wrote it in 1874, and it is set on the fog-bound coast of Penobscot Bay in Maine.
A hurricane wrecks an old brig below a cliff called High Rock. From there the book follows Leopold Bennington, the sixteen-year-old son of a hotel keeper, and his loyal friend Stumpy.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A hurricane wrecks the brig WaldoFree
- 2One sick man survives with his diary
- 3Two boys turn a mackerel catch into a boat
- 4A stingy grandfather threatens Stumpy's home
- 5A strange nurse offers five hundred dollars
- 6The diary is found and Coffin Rock appears
- 7A failing hotel and a foggy rescue
- 8A dandy demands his share of the gold
- 9The passenger's name is Joel Wormbury
- 10Honesty is tested again and again
- 11Money, family and the sea shape the story
Punkt 1 von 11
A hurricane wrecks the brig Waldo
The story begins at sea on a still August evening. The brig Waldo carries the cook Harvey Barth, a passenger calling himself J. Wallbridge, and Captain Josiah Barnwood. The sea is flat, yet the captain's barometer has dropped fast.
The storm comes from two sides at once. Sails rip to ribbons, and the crew fights to save the brig. Then lightning strikes the mainmast and runs down it. The bolt knocks the captain and several sailors senseless and smashes the wheel. Without a rudder, the old vessel rolls helplessly toward the rocks.
The survivors land on a narrow beach under a tall cliff. There the passenger kneels and buries a heavy bag of gold in the sand, and he marks the spot under an overhanging rock.
Disaster arrives fast, and what a person does with treasure in a crisis can matter long afterward.
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Questions about Die kommende Welle; oder: Der verborgene Schatz von High Rock
What is The Coming Wave by Oliver Optic about?
It follows Leopold Bennington, a young boatman in a Maine harbor town, as he finds buried gold from a shipwreck and tries to do the right thing with it, while his father's hotel faces debt.
Who are Leopold and Stumpy?
Leopold is the hotel keeper's son who sails a sloop and fishes for mackerel. Stumpy is his closest friend, whose real name is Stumpfield Wormbury and whose family is poor and threatened by a mortgage.
What does Coffin Rock mean in the story?
It is a rock on the beach below High Rock that looks like the head of a coffin, but only from one spot and in flashes of lightning. It marks where the gold lies buried.
Is The Coming Wave a true story, and when was it written?
It is a work of fiction, dated 1874 by its author. It uses real Maine settings such as Penobscot Bay, Rockland and Owl's Head, and refers to the Civil War period.
Is The Coming Wave worth reading today?
Readers who enjoy sea adventures, boat scenes and stories about honesty will find plenty here. It has short chapters, quick action, a clear plot and heroes whose choices are easy to follow.
Cite this edition
Optic, Oliver. The Coming Wave; Or, the Hidden Treasure of High Rock. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-coming-wave-or-the-hidden-treasure-of-high-rock.
Optic, O. (2026). The coming wave; or, the hidden treasure of High Rock. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-coming-wave-or-the-hidden-treasure-of-high-rock (Original work published 1874)
Optic, Oliver. The Coming Wave; Or, the Hidden Treasure of High Rock. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-coming-wave-or-the-hidden-treasure-of-high-rock.
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title = {The Coming Wave; Or, the Hidden Treasure of High Rock},
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year = {2026},
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note = {First published 1874}
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