Portrait of Oliver Optic

Oliver Optic

William Taylor Adams, pseudonym Oliver Optic, was an academic, author, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

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Proud and Lazy: A Story for Little Folks

"Proud and Lazy: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's story written in the late 19th century. The book introduces us to Tommy Wog...

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The Christmas gift : $b A story for little folks

"The Christmas Gift: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's story written in the late 19th century. This heartwarming tale revolves...

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The gold thimble : $b A story for little folks

"The Gold Thimble: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's story written during the mid-19th century. This engaging narrative revolv...

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Cringle and cross-tree : $b Or, the sea swashes of a sailor

"Cringle and Cross-tree: Or, The Sea Swashes of a Sailor" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Phil F...

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All Taut; or, Rigging the boat

"All Taut; or, Rigging the Boat" by Oliver Optic is a children's adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story is a part of "The Boat-Bu...

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Stem to Stern; or, building the boat

"Stem to Stern; or, Building the Boat" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. Part of the Boat-Builder Series, this story explor...

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Poor and Proud; Or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Young Folks

"Poor and Proud; Or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Young Folks" by Oliver Optic is a novel written during the mid-19th century, aimed at a...

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Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant

"Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Ulysses S. Grant" by Oliver Optic is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work foc...

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Plane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic

"Plane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Phil Farringfo...

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Up The Baltic; Or, Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

"Up The Baltic; Or, Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark" by Oliver Optic is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. As part o...

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All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club

"All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Dory Dorn...

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Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot.

"Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young protagonist na...

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In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.

"In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Richard Gr...

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Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants

"Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Buck Bradfor...

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Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics

"Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics" by Oliver Optic is a fictional adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story rev...

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The Coming Wave; Or, The Hidden Treasure of High Rock

"The Coming Wave; Or, The Hidden Treasure of High Rock" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This book is part of the Yacht Clu...

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Work and Win; Or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise

"Work and Win; Or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the mid-19th century aimed at young readers. The story follows the ...

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On The Blockade

"On The Blockade" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work is part of "The Blue and the Gray" series, set during the Ame...

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The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army: A Story of the Great Rebellion

"The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army: A Story of the Great Rebellion" by Oliver Optic is a historical novel written during the mid-19th centur...

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The picnic party : $b A story for little folks

"The Picnic Party: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's story written during the early 19th century. This book falls within the g...

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