The Master Key
by L. Frank Baum (1856–1919)
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- 2 hours to read
- 23 chapters
- Reading level: 8th & 9th grade
"The Master Key" by L. Frank Baum is a novel published in 1901. When young electrical experimenter Rob Joslyn accidentally touches the Master Key of Electricity, he summons the Daemon of Electricity, who grants him nine extraordinary technological gifts over three weeks. Armed with devices that enable flight, invulnerability, and remote communication, Rob embarks on adventures that test whether he—and the world—are truly ready for such powerful inventions. His ultimate decision will determine humanity's technological future.
- Fantasy literature
- Conduct of life
- Adventure stories
- Pirates
- Voyages and travels
- Youth · Conduct of life
- Thieves
- Parent and child
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The Master Key
THE
MASTER KEY
An Electrical Fairy Tale
BY
L. FRANK BAUM
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
F. Y. CORY
The BOWEN-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS ยท INDIANAPOLIS
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This free edition of The Master Key by L. Frank Baum comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #45347, released 2014-04-07. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Children & Young Adult Reading, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Adventure.
Other editions: eBook #436 (most read).
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