The Quest of the Golden Pearl


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(3.9 stars; 9 reviews)

A classic boys' adventure story, with two intrepid boys pursuing a jewel thief despite deadly perils and a haunted temple on a desolate island. The book has been made into an online game for modern-day treasure hunters. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (6 hr 26 min)

Chapters

The Shark-Charmer Walks the Plank 9:50 Read by Lynne T
A Stroke of Luck and an After-Stroke 10:30 Read by Lynne T
The Quest Begins 25:29 Read by Gloria Begemann
Introduces Bosin, and Tells How Captain Mango Proved Himself a Trump 24:35 Read by Gloria Begemann
The Lascar Gets his Knife Back 23:44 Read by Gloria Begemann
In the Thick of it. 27:00 Read by Gloria Begemann
'Fin or Fighting - I'm Ready Anyhow!' 16:15 Read by Bridget Herbes
At the Haunted Pagodas 25:20 Read by Gloria Begemann
Was it Jack? 22:24 Read by Gloria Begemann
In Which the Old Saw, 'Out of the Frying-Pan, Into the Fire' is Reversed, with … 15:55 Read by Gloria Begemann
Into the Heart of the Hill 13:03 Read by Gloria Begemann
Relates How a Wrong Road Led to the Right Place 10:27 Read by Gloria Begemann
Captain Mango 'Goes Aloft' 19:40 Read by Gloria Begemann
Shrouded in a Hammock 12:09 Read by CPvoice
The Crocodile Pit 7:40 Read by CPvoice
Don Sets a Death-Trap for the Lascar 7:12 Read by Lynne T
The Blast of a Conch-Shell 11:33 Read by Lynne T
Between Life and Death 12:26 Read by Lynne T
One-to-Twenty Gives Twenty-to-One the Worst of it 7:32 Read by Antonio
The Last Straw 17:47 Read by Antonio
Rivals for the Honours of Death 12:49 Read by Gloria Begemann
A Report From the Sea 14:04 Read by Gloria Begemann
Don Runs the Gauntlet 12:34 Read by Gloria Begemann
In the Nick of Time 12:57 Read by Gloria Begemann
The Shark-Charmer is Caught in his Own Trap 6:04 Read by K. Adrian Stroet
Brings the Quest to an End 7:23 Read by K. Adrian Stroet

Reviews

Good go on old writers ideas.


(4.5 stars)