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Streszczenie książki Tom Swift i Powietrzny Zwiadowca
- 8 min czytania
- 8 parts
- Nagranie wkrótce
Tom Swift builds an airplane that flies in silence while rivals send spies and a friend vanishes in the night.
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Tom Swift i Powietrzny Zwiadowca — najważniejsze informacje
Streszczenie: 8 min czytania
- Czas czytania
- Około 2 h 55 min2 h 20 min fast, 3 h 30 min slow
- Długość
- Liczba słów: 41 700
- Poziom trudności w bibliotece
- Łatwy short sentences, plain words
- Pierwsze wydanie
- 1919by Victor Appleton
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Tom Swift i Powietrzny Zwiadowca in short
Tom Swift and His Air Scout follows a young inventor who wants to give his country a flying machine that makes almost no noise. He studies sound, survives a blown-up engine, and fends off a spy and a gold-toothed intruder, while a rival firm keeps raising its job offers. The story then darkens.
What Tom Swift i Powietrzny Zwiadowca is about
What would it mean to fly through the night so quietly that no one below hears you pass? Tom Swift, a young inventor in the town of Shopton, sets out to find out.
Tom Swift and His Air Scout was written by Victor Appleton, the pen name used for the many Tom Swift adventures. It is an invention story from the years of the First World War. Tom wants to build a silent aircraft for scouting at the front and give it to Uncle Sam.
Dla kogo. This book suits you if you enjoy inventors and their workshops, early aeroplanes, spies and sabotage, mysteries with clues to follow, and warm, funny friendships.
The story in 8 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A sky ride sparks a silent idea
The story opens on Tom Swift's private airfield, where Mary Nestor stands beside a two-seat airplane and asks if it is really safe. She promised long ago to fly with him and has kept finding reasons to put it off. Tom promises it is as safe as a church.
Before the airplane can move, Mr. Wakefield Damon runs across the field, waving his arms. He is a friend who blesses everything in sight, from his mouse trap to his shoelaces. Tom cannot stop, because he fears Mary will change her mind. The engine bursts into life with a bang and drowns the little man out.
In the air, the airplane drops into an air pocket, and Tom breaks a control while trying to steady it. Mary screams that she will jump. Tom has to fit a spare control, keep her calm, and make himself heard through the speaking tube over the roar of the motor.
If an engine were quiet, Tom thinks, a pilot could talk to a passenger, and an aircraft could creep up on enemy lines without warning.
A problem you feel in your own ears can become the best idea you ever have.
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Tom turns down fortunes and the Whizzer
When Tom lands, he finds two well-dressed visitors waiting in his library.
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Learning how sound works, and a loud mistake
Tom does not simply tinker.
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A spy in the workshop and a mud hole
Tom needs help with the heavy assembly work, and his mechanic, Jackson, suggests a new man named Bower.
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A silent night flight and a cry in the dark
Weeks of work give Tom a first prototype, and he decides to test it after dark so that no crowd can gather if something goes wrong.
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Mr. Nestor is missing and Silent Sam appears
Mary tells Tom that her father has not come home.
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Sabotage in the sky and clues in a cabin
Mr. Gale's strange visit leaves Tom uneasy.
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Patriotism, friendship and how the tale is told
Beneath the chase, the book is about invention in the service of a cause.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Tom Swift A young inventor in Shopton who wants to build a silent aircraft to help his country and to win Mary's trust.
- Mary Nestor Tom's close friend, brave enough to take her first long sky ride and loyal through a family crisis.
- Mr. Wakefield Damon An eccentric friend who blesses everything and joins Tom's flights, always eager to help.
- Mr. Swift Tom's father, an older inventor who gives careful advice and worries about the rivals who might cheat.
- Ned Newton Tom's banker friend, busy selling Liberty Bonds, who warns him to distrust a certain flying company.
- Peton Gale President of the Universal Flying Machine Company, who wants Tom's talent and will not accept refusal.
- Jackson Tom's careful chief mechanic, who helps him in the air and on the ground and spots vital clues.
- Koku and Eradicate A giant and an elderly helper who quarrel over every chore yet both serve Tom with devotion.
How it ends (spoiler)
Mr. Nestor is found alive in the cabin, bound to a chair, after Tom spots a car from the air and lands Silent Sam without a sound. He had been seized because he was mistaken for Tom. The two kidnappers, including the gold-toothed Lydane, are arrested, and the Universal company is shamed. Tom gives his invention to the government for a single dollar, and he and Mary choose a quiet bench in the moonlit garden.
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What is Tom Swift and His Air Scout about?
It tells how young inventor Tom Swift builds a nearly silent airplane for scouting in wartime. Along the way he faces rival businessmen, spies and the sudden disappearance of Mary Nestor's father, whose trail leads him through a lonely forest.
Who is Silent Sam in the book?
Silent Sam is the name Tom gives his finished noiseless aeroplane, a play on Uncle Sam, since it is meant for the United States government. The machine is quiet because of a special silencer fitted to its exhaust.
Who are Gale and Ware in Tom Swift and His Air Scout?
They are the president and treasurer of the Universal Flying Machine Company of New York. They offer Tom a large salary, and when he declines, they become his rivals and are suspected of sending spies.
When was Tom Swift and His Air Scout written and is it a true story?
It is a work of fiction from the era of the First World War, part of the long Tom Swift series. Its settings and inventions are imagined, though the war background and early aviation are real.
Is Tom Swift and His Air Scout easy to read?
It reads quickly. Chapters are short, most end on a small cliffhanger, the language is plain and the dialogue is lively, and the science is explained step by step along with plenty of humor.
Zacytuj to wydanie
Appleton, Victor. Tom Swift and His Air Scout. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/tom-swift-and-his-air-scout.
Appleton, V. (2026). Tom Swift and his air scout. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/tom-swift-and-his-air-scout (Original work published 1919)
Appleton, Victor. Tom Swift and His Air Scout. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/tom-swift-and-his-air-scout.
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