The Island of Yellow Sands: An Adventure and Mystery Story for Boys

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The Island of Yellow Sands: An Adventure and Mystery Story for Boys

by Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill

EN·~7 hours·46 chapters

Chapters

46 total
1

The Island of Yellow Sands

0:09
2

ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY STORIES FOR BOYS

0:16
3

THE ISLE WITH THE GOLDEN SANDS

11:43
4

THE GRANDE PORTAGE

15:38
5

RONALD MAKES AN ENEMY

15:10
6

LAUNCHED ON THE GREAT ADVENTURE

10:16
7

THE GRAVE OF NANABOZHO

14:34
8

ALONG THE NORTH SHORE

13:03
9

THE ROCK OF THE BEAVER

11:43
10

STORM AND WRECK

12:43

Description

Two friends from Montreal find themselves drawn into an old Ojibwa legend while camping by the great lake. When the red‑haired Jean meets the wiry, dark‑skinned Nangotook, the native’s tale of a shimmering island of yellow sand—rumored to hide a hidden treasure— awakens a restless curiosity. Their conversation hints at a family home lost to debt and a promise of riches that could restore it.

Together they set out to uncover the secret of the mysterious island, guided by the elder’s cryptic directions and the promise of a strange, towering figure who once guarded the golden sands. The journey soon becomes a test of courage, trust, and the clash of cultures, as the boys navigate unfamiliar waters and the looming threat of the unknown. Listeners will be swept into an early‑stage adventure where each clue brings the promise of gold—and danger—ever closer.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (439K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Beth Baran, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2014-07-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Ethel C. (Ethel Claire) Brill

1877–1962

A journalist and children's author from Minnesota, she wrote lively historical adventures for young readers, often set around the Great Lakes, the American West, and early Canada. Her books blend action, place, and a clear feel for the past.

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