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Jack Harkaway in New York;
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
Eighteen‑year‑old Jack Harkaway has been drifting through the fashionable streets of London, his wealth affording him a life of leisure. When a perfumed note arrives from the dazzling American heiress Lena Van Hoesen, he is drawn into a secret meeting of the Travelers' Club and a promise of adventure across the Atlantic. Their conversation quickly turns from polite society to a simmering rivalry with the enigmatic Lord Maltravers, whose reputation for intrigue precedes him.
As Jack prepares to accompany Lena back to New York, the stakes rise: honor, romance, and a looming confrontation with a man who claims to have a deadly assassin at his disposal. The story blends witty banter, the glitter of high‑society gatherings, and the restless spirit of a young explorer eager to prove himself. Listeners will find themselves swept into a world of duels, daring escapades, and the timeless clash between youthful bravado and shadowy ambition.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (179K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Demian Katz, E. M. Sanchez-Saavedra, Joseph Rainone and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2014-08-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1841–1901
A prolific Victorian storyteller, he became best known for creating the swaggering schoolboy hero Jack Harkaway and turning boys' adventure fiction into a serial sensation. Trained as a barrister, he wrote with the pace and cliffhanger instinct that kept young readers coming back for more.
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