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by Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
Transcriber’s Note:
Beyond The Great South Wall: The Secret of the Antarctic
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I A GREAT DEPRESSION
CHAPTER II THE TALE OF A COINCIDENCE
CHAPTER III THE TESTIMONY OF SIR JOHN DORINECOURTE, KNT.
CHAPTER IV WHAT BAINES KNEW
CHAPTER V PROFESSOR LESSAUTION’S OPINION
CHAPTER VI WE SAIL SOUTH
CHAPTER VII A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
A weary London summer drapes the city in heat and endless clatter, and two friends find themselves trapped in a lingering melancholy. Jack watches his restless companion Gerry pace the bow‑window of their club, hands forever in his pockets, eyes fixed on a horizon that feels too close yet forever out of reach. Their conversation drifts from bitter resignation to a flicker of possibility, each yearning to break free from the monotony of regimented life.
When an unexpected chance appears—a mysterious ship bound for the far south—Gerry’s restless spirit ignites. The promise of a daring voyage beyond the infamous Great South Wall beckons, hinting at hidden secrets buried beneath Antarctic ice. As they prepare to leave the familiar fog of London for the unknown chill of the polar frontier, the pair confront both personal doubts and the allure of an adventure that might finally answer the questions that have haunted them for years.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (440K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1901.
Credits
D A Alexander, Richard Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2021-08-31
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known for late-Victorian adventure fiction, this British novelist wrote sea stories, treasure hunts, and early imaginative tales that carried readers from the Faroe Isles to Antarctica. He also published under the playful alias "Knarf Elivas," his own name spelled backward.
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