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Readers who love fast adventures with chases, hidden papers and clever escapes will enjoy this novel, as will fans of boats and stories where courage prevails.
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A scream from a garden, a girl in the water and a boy with a boat hook: that is how this story begins. What does a sixteen-year-old do when he pulls a stranger from a lake and she begs him never to take her back?
Seek and Find was written by Oliver Optic, the pen name of a prolific American author of boys' adventure stories. It appeared as a book in 1867, third in a series about Ernest Thornton. You get a hero who sails his own boat, outwits a grown villain and prays before he sleeps. You also get a mystery about his parents and an iron safe.
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- 1A scream from a garden starts everythingFree
- 2Ernest visits the stepmother and meets a stranger
- 3A ladder, a hammer and a cabin on the lake
- 4A boy on the roof hears a plot against him
- 5The iron safe gives up a will
- 6A club, a plank bridge and a cellar cell
- 7Letters from London and a chase down the Hudson
- 8New York offers kind friends and a false carriage
- 9Justice is the real subject of the story
- 10Friendship and family drive the quest
- 11How the story is told, in a boy's own voice
Idea clave 1 de 11
A scream from a garden starts everything
It is the end of May on Lake Adieno. Ernest Thornton, sixteen, is sailing his boat, the Splash, with his friend Bob Hale. The wind is fresh, the water is bright, and nothing seems wrong.
Then a scream rings out from a garden. A girl of about fourteen runs to the end of a pier, and a woman hurries after her. The girl leaps into the lake. Ernest turns the Splash toward her and lifts her aboard with a boat hook.
She begs him to take her anywhere except back to the pier. She is Kate Loraine, and the woman is her stepmother, who locks her in an attic for weeks over small faults. Ernest and Bob know there are two sides to every question, so they decide to hear Mrs. Loraine first.
Care is part of a boy's courage.
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- LengthAbout 53,600 words
- Reading timeAbout 3 h 45 min
Questions about Buscar y encontrar; o, las aventuras de un muchacho inteligente
What is Seek and Find by Oliver Optic about?
It follows sixteen-year-old Ernest Thornton, who rescues a girl named Kate Loraine from a cruel stepmother and then searches for his own lost mother. Along the way he outwits his scheming cousin Tom Thornton, then faces Dunkswell during his voyage across the sea.
Who is Tom Thornton in the book?
Tom is the son of Ernest's uncle Amos. He is well dressed, bold and ruthless, and he chases Ernest because the boy knows too much about the family's secrets. He is the main opponent through the whole story.
Is Seek and Find part of a series?
Yes. It is the third story in a series about Ernest Thornton, following Breaking Away. It was first printed in a young people's magazine and appeared as a book in 1867. It can be enjoyed on its own because the story is explained as it goes.
What does the title Seek and Find mean?
The title points to Ernest's search for his mother and for the truth about his family. It also carries the book's message that honest effort and a good aim are rewarded. The last lines of the story return to this idea.
Is Seek and Find easy to read?
Yes, for most readers it reads easily. It has short chapters, each with one clear event, a first-person narrator with a lively voice, plenty of dialogue and quick action on boats, trains and steamers.
Cite this edition
Optic, Oliver. Seek and Find; Or, the Adventures of a Smart Boy. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/seek-and-find-or-the-adventures-of-a-smart-boy.
Optic, O. (2026). Seek and find; or, the adventures of a smart boy. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/seek-and-find-or-the-adventures-of-a-smart-boy (Original work published 1867)
Optic, Oliver. Seek and Find; Or, the Adventures of a Smart Boy. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/seek-and-find-or-the-adventures-of-a-smart-boy.
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author = {Optic, Oliver},
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year = {2026},
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note = {First published 1867}
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