Marooned in the Forest: The Story of a Primitive Fight for Life

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Marooned in the Forest: The Story of a Primitive Fight for Life

by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill

EN·~4 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total
1

MAROONED IN THE FOREST

1:29
2

PREFACE

1:25
3

CHAPTER I ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS

14:12
4

CHAPTER II FOOD AND SHELTER

23:47
5

CHAPTER III IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES

12:25
6

CHAPTER IV I SET FORTH ON MY JOURNEY

20:48
7

CHAPTER V I GO A-FISHING

17:43
8

CHAPTER VI I MEET WITH AN ACCIDENT

15:19
9

CHAPTER VII CRIPPLED

15:27
10

CHAPTER VIII A MIDNIGHT VISITOR

17:21

Description

A sudden river crash leaves a lone explorer battered, breathless, and washed ashore on a remote northern forest rim. With only the memory of a shattered canoe and the echo of his guide’s cry, he awakens to a sky framed by towering evergreens, realizing he has escaped death by a hair’s breadth. The story opens with that razor‑thin moment of survival, thrusting the reader into the raw urgency of finding footing, dry ground, and a way to keep the water out of his lungs.

From there, the narrative follows his primitive battle to secure shelter, kindle fire, and discover edible plants amid an unforgiving wilderness. As he confronts cold, injury, and the haunting silence of isolation, each small triumph feels like a victory over nature itself. Listeners will be drawn into the vivid descriptions of the forest’s harsh beauty and the relentless ingenuity required to turn desperation into a living, breathing lesson in self‑reliance.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (271K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Roger Frank (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library as digitized by Google.)

Release date

2020-02-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill

A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill

1871–1954

An explorer at heart, he turned his travels and scientific interests into lively books about adventure, natural history, and the wider world. His stories and nonfiction alike carry the excitement of firsthand curiosity.

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