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Guy in the Jungle; Or, A Boy's Adventure in the Wilds of Africa
Chapters
44 totalChapterPagePROLOGUE.I.The Stolen Despatches.II.A Strange Meeting.III.The Arab's Warning.IV.The Alarm.V.The Night on the Roof.VI.A Fate Worse Than Death.VII.Sold into Slavery.VIII.The Separation.IX.A Close Shave.X.The Slave Prison.XI.Canaris Unfolds a Tale.XII.A Daring Move.XIII.The Flight Through the Town.XIV.Over the Walls.XV.The Pursuit.XVI.Besieged.XVII.A Close Shave.XVIII.The Underground River.XIX.A Daring Expedition.XX.By a Hair's Breadth.XXI.Cut off from the Outer World.XXII.An Unwelcome Visitor.XXIII.A wonderful Escape.XXIV.Sir Arthur Wakes at the Right Time.XXV.The Journey on the Lake.XXVI.The Isle of Skeletons.XXVII.All Hope Vanishes.XXVIII.A Desperate Fight.XXIX.Guy Saves Sir Arthur.XXX.A Strange Discovery.XXXI.A Terrible Blunder.XXXII.Good-by to the Lake.XXXIII.A Terrible Ride.XXXIV.More Misery.XXXV.Bildad Drinks New Life.XXXVI.Bildad Turns Cannibal.XXXVII.The End of the Cavern.XXXVIII.Captain Becker Loses a Wager.XXXIX.Conclusion.A PIPE OF MYSTERY.
The River of Darkness.
PROLOGUE.
CHAPTER I. THE STOLEN DESPATCHES.
CHAPTER II. A STRANGE MEETING.
CHAPTER III. THE ARAB'S WARNING.
CHAPTER IV. THE ALARM.
CHAPTER V. THE NIGHT ON THE ROOF.
CHAPTER VI. A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH.
CHAPTER VII. SOLD INTO SLAVERY.
Description
A fog‑laden London street frames the restless thoughts of a young cavalry officer who suddenly finds his routine interrupted by a sealed summons from the Colonial Office. The crisp parchment carries a secret commission that will whisk him from the soot‑stained avenues of the capital to the sun‑blazed ports of the Gulf of Aden, where he must deliver sensitive documents to a remote political resident.
Beyond the bustle of Whitehall, the captain steps aboard a steamer bound for the Somali Coast, unaware that the seemingly routine mission will plunge him into a tangled web of intrigue, hostile terrain, and desperate survival. As the vessel cuts through restless waters, the promise of an ordinary journey gives way to the whisper of hidden dangers lurking in the jungle, setting the stage for a high‑stakes adventure that tests courage, resourcefulness, and the thin line between duty and destiny.
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en
Duration
~6 hours (372K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-05-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
William Murray Graydon
1864–1946
Best known for fast-moving adventure tales and Sexton Blake stories, this prolific writer published under several pen names and helped fill the pages of popular boys' story papers on both sides of the Atlantic.
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