Seckatary Hawkins in Cuba


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Seckatary Hawkins, the genial fat boy, is a favorite character with everyone who enjoys the deeds of a very real boy who manages to discover that adventure and mystery are not so very far off for one who looks for them.

In Seckatary Hawkins in Cuba, he is embarked on that greatest of adventures, the search for hidden treasure. It is the hoard of old Cazanova in Cuba upon the quest for which young Hawkins is intent, and there are thrills and surprises and laughs aplenty in his narrative of the events encountered.

Hawkins accompanies his friend "Link, the Skinny Guy", into the romantic West Indian island to obtain possession of an inheritance. They find themselves in a nest of mystery and experience ghastly happenings in the Cuban villa where they stay. Ghostly chains rattle, a figure in a portrait moves, a strange old man is caught robbing the house. The treasure map is discovered and the young fellows find that pirate gold may be found but that it is another matter to safely retain it. The climax comes when "Skinny" finds his mother, whom he thought was no longer living. (From the original dust jacket) (10 hr 32 min)

Kapitel

Good News in Cuba 20:15 Gelesen von John
A Surprise for Hawkins 12:35 Gelesen von skgm1010
In Old Havana 19:13 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Will is Stolen! 13:30 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Villa Cazanova 21:14 Gelesen von mleigh
Link's Goat 14:28 Gelesen von mleigh
Contents of the Will 13:28 Gelesen von Katharina21
Link Gains a New Friend 14:27 Gelesen von Katharina21
The Fascinating Portrait 21:59 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Attacked by Cuban Boys 21:00 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Uncle Lucio's Story 17:29 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Rocks of Cazanova 20:49 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Fatal Quest for Treasure 20:01 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
A Lady's Slipper 21:07 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Poisoned Dart 21:07 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
"Tell Me" 13:41 Gelesen von Katharina21
The Face at the Window 16:19 Gelesen von Katharina21
The Rattle of Chains 22:23 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Lame Man's Message 19:12 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Midnight Visitor 25:38 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Passing of Diego 18:40 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Mysterious Jonah 22:48 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
The Treasure Cave 21:15 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Lost in the Treasure Cave 25:34 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Link Disappears 22:34 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
In the Dungeon 20:40 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Trapped 19:35 Gelesen von mleigh
The Lady in Black 20:03 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Restored to His Mother 24:01 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
Doc Helps an Old Friend 24:43 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
In the Brown Man's Neck 26:07 Gelesen von Ares Sancho
"Good-bye, Cuba" 16:24 Gelesen von John

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Nice adventure story. I had difficulty understanding the reader that read most of the book. I was unable to place his accent. Towards the end of the book it began to be easier to understand him. I understand racial references were common in the past but it still grates against my sense of what is right when I hear such language. It was only used in a few chapters but it was detracting from the story and disappointing to hear even that much. I wouldn't have been able to narrate those two chapters.