Tom Swift in Captivity

Tom Swift in Captivity

Infobox Book
name = Tom Swift In Captivity
orig title = Tom Swift In Captivity, or, A Daring Escape by Airship
translator =


image_caption =
author = Victor Appleton
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series = Tom Swift
genre = Young adult novel Adventure novel
publisher = Grosset & Dunlap
release_date = 1912
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 200+ pp
isbn = NA
preceded_by = Tom Swift and His Air Glider
followed_by = Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera

"Tom Swift In Captivity", or, A Daring Escape by Airship, is Volume 13 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap.

Plot summary

Tom Swift is approached by Mr. Preston, the owner of a circus, and begins to tell the story of Jake Poddington, Mr. Preston's most skilled hunter. As it turns out, Jake went missing just after sending word to Preston that Jake was on the trail of a tribe of giants, somewhere in South Africa. That was the last Preston has heard of Jake Poddington. Preston would like Tom to use one of his airships to search for Poddington, and if possible, bring back a giant for the circus.

Inventions & Innovation

Inventions are not a major part of the story. Prior to the story opening, Tom has already built "The Lark", a new version of his sky racer, "The Hummingbird". This is a more traditional prop job than his previous airships. In the background is mentioned that Tom is also working on a new "silent airship". Tom's electric rifle also makes a regular appearance in this adventure.

* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4608 "Tom Swift In Captivity" e-text at Project Gutenberg]


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