John Vytal: A Tale of the Lost Colony

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John Vytal: A Tale of the Lost Colony

by William Farquhar Payson

EN·~8 hours·6 chapters

Chapters

6 total
1

E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)

0:43
2

Foreword

2:35
3

John Vytal A Tale of the Lost Colony

0:02
4

Book 1 - CHAPTER I

56:27
5

Book II

6:10:58
6

Book III

1:21:58

Description

Set against the restless energy of Elizabethan London, the story follows a striking young man whose restless spirit and keen intelligence draw him toward a daring venture across the Atlantic. When the promise of a new world beckons, he joins the ill‑fated Roanoke expedition, a settlement that would become America’s greatest historical enigma. The opening pages paint the bustling city and the protagonist’s inner fire with vivid detail, inviting listeners into a world of cobblestones, shipyards, and whispered dreams of discovery.

As the colony takes root on the remote island, the narrative weaves together the harsh realities of frontier life, clashes with native peoples, and the growing sense of unease that shadows every newcomer. Against this backdrop, relationships form, loyalties are tested, and the mystery of the deserted settlement looms larger with each passing day. Listeners are left to wonder whether survival or betrayal will shape the fate of these early settlers, setting the stage for a tale as much about human ambition as about a vanished chapter of history.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (492K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2018-12-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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William Farquhar Payson

1876–1939

An American novelist and editor from New York, he wrote across genres, from historical adventure to social fiction, and left behind a varied early-20th-century body of work. His books include John Vytal: A Tale of the Lost Colony, Periwinkle, and Give Me Tomorrow.

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