The Lost Explorers: A Story of the Trackless Desert

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The Lost Explorers: A Story of the Trackless Desert

by Alexander MacDonald

EN·~9 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total

Transcriber's Note:

0:12

THE LOST EXPLORERS

0:24

PREFACE

2:14

ILLUSTRATIONS

0:33

CHAPTER I A Momentous Decision

29:27

CHAPTER II Outward Bound

27:11

CHAPTER III Golden Flat

31:36

CHAPTER IV The Treasure of the Mine

42:46

CHAPTER V The Rush at Golden Flat

29:45

CHAPTER VI The Shadow's Great Effort

31:10

Description

In a sun‑blazed stretch of the Australian outback, a band of determined youths trades the cramped monotony of mining camps for the promise of untamed horizons. The narrative captures the grit of gold‑digging life, painting the desert’s scorching sands and distant, mist‑shrouded ranges with vivid, almost tactile detail. Though rooted in real encounters, the story moves forward with the restless energy of a classic adventure, inviting listeners to feel the heat, the dust, and the thin hope that glitters on each horizon.

At its heart are Jack Armstrong and Robert Wentworth, two friends weary of routine and dreaming of a life beyond the endless grind. Their conversation sparks a momentous decision to abandon secure but stifling work for a daring trek into the unknown. As they gather supplies and set out across the barren expanse, the tale promises camaraderie, bold choices, and the first tentative steps toward a treasure that could change everything—while the true perils of the trackless desert still lie ahead.

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Language

en

Duration

~9 hours (575K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.)

Release date

May 31, 2018

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alexander MacDonald

Alexander MacDonald

1878–1939

Adventure, travel, and frontier life run through these early 20th-century books, shaped by a writer who drew on real experience in remote parts of Australia, New Guinea, and beyond. His stories mix exploration, hardship, and a strong sense of place.

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