Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera
- Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera
Infobox Book
name = Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera
orig title = Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera, or, Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures
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 in Captivity
followed_by = Tom Swift and his Great Searchlight
"Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera", or, Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures, is Volume 14 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Plot summary
Tom Swift is still working on his long-term project, a noiseless airship, when he is approached by James Period, the owner of a motion picture company. Mr. Period wants to hire Tom to travel around the world and take motion pictures of strange and exotic places. These films will be shown in theaters, hoping that the exciting content will draw crowds. At first Tom declines, but eventually his adventurous streak wins out, and Tom sets out with friends for some old-time reality motion pictures.
Inventions & Innovation
Mentioned in a previous volume, Tom continues to work on his noiseless airship. When Tom finally takes up Mr. Periods proposal, a new motion picture camera must be designed and built. This is a wonderful camera that can run on battery power or from a dynamo, being fully automatic. It can also be operated by a hand-crank.
Built especially for this trip is a new airship, "The Flyer". With a longer range, and accommodations for long-term trips, this is probably the biggest airship Tom has built to date.
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1283 "Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera" e-text at Project Gutenberg]
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