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Title: Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope

Author: Victor Appleton

Illustrator: James Gary

Release Date: April 19, 2007 [EBook #21188]

Language: English

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TOM SWIFT

and

His Giant Telescope

_By_
VICTOR APPLETON

_Illustrations by_
JAMES GARY

WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
Racine, Wisconsin

Copyright, 1939, by
WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
Racine, Wisconsin

All Rights Reserved

Printed in U.S.A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I The New Project 9

II Suspicions 42

III An Accident 90

IV A Murderous Attempt 124

V In Peril 168

VI Tom Drugged! 216

VII Deep Sea Diving 264

VIII Trapped By a Sea Monster 296

IX A Robber 346

X Success! 380

[Illustration: Tom Swift Appeared Calm]

TOM SWIFT and His Giant Telescope

CHAPTER I

THE NEW PROJECT

Tom Swift appeared to be calm, although in reality he was about as
excited over his latest invention as he ever had been about anything in
his life.

"I'm sure it's going to work, Ned!" he said eagerly to his chum as they
neared Tom's private laboratory. "With my new device I hope to learn
more about the planets. I want to start soon--"

"Listen here!" broke in Ned Newton. "If you're thinking of going to Mars
or the moon, just count me out! I've gone with you to many strange
places and have never kicked. But this--"

"Hold on, young fellow!" interrupted the youthful inventor with an
amused chuckle. "I've nothing like that in mind YET