
LOST PEOPLE IN A TRACKLESS JUNGLE
PROLOGUE
I. GATHERING THE THREADS
II. THE LAND OF MIDIAN
III. THE "GUNNER"
IV. GATHERING THE STRANDS
V. WHEN THE LION CHARGED
VI. THE WATERS OF CHINNERETH
VII. THE SLAVE RAIDER
VIII. THE BABOONS
A rag‑tag band of strangers finds themselves stranded in a dense, unmapped jungle. A former Chicago gunman on the run, a curious geologist hunting minerals, an adventurous aviatrix whose plane has run out of fuel, and a fierce young woman from a remote tribe are thrust together by circumstance. Their disparate skills and motives clash as they try to survive the oppressive heat, tangled vines, and the ever‑present threat of unknown beasts.
Into this chaos steps the legendary lord of the forest, a powerful yet compassionate figure who knows the jungle’s secrets better than anyone. He offers a fragile hope of rescue while the group wrestles with internal tensions and the hostile forces of both nature and human greed. Listeners will be drawn into a vivid, early‑stage struggle for survival, where every step could mean life or death and the true meaning of “fate” begins to unfold.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (424K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York, NY: Ace Books, Inc., 1932.
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2023-08-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1875–1950
Best known for creating Tarzan and John Carter, he helped shape modern adventure fiction with fast-moving stories that carried readers from jungle canopies to the surface of Mars. His novels mixed cliffhanger excitement with a huge sense of wonder, and they still influence fantasy and science fiction today.
View all books
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

by Edgar Rice Burroughs