With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War

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With Wolseley to Kumasi: A Tale of the First Ashanti War

by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

EN·~9 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total
1

Chapter One. - Great Misfortune.

21:31
2

Chapter Two. - Gallant Rescue.

24:54
3

Chapter Three. - A Mining Expedition.

30:52
4

Chapter Four. - A Chase and a Fight.

33:27
5

Chapter Five. - A Question of Importance.

26:42
6

Chapter Six. - Forest Dangers.

25:53
7

Chapter Seven. - Forewarned is Forearmed.

29:38
8

Chapter Eight. - Besiegers and Besieged.

27:57
9

Chapter Nine. - Deceiving the Enemy.

28:25
10

Chapter Ten. - A Native Fleet.

30:52

Description

In the sweltering night of a Gold Coast trading outpost, young Dick Stapleton lies awake on a creaking bamboo bed, the relentless surf thundering just beyond his window. Heat, mosquitoes and restless thoughts about a treacherous business partner press on him, while the distant forest remains oddly still. A sudden, mysterious footfall on the verandah jolts Dick from his uneasy sleep, and he finds himself stalking the moon‑lit shadows, clutching a modest box of his only valuables. The tension of that fleeting encounter hints at hidden dangers lurking just beyond the glow of the lanterns.

Through vivid, sensory detail the story paints a portrait of colonial life on the edge of West Africa’s coast, where commerce, loyalty and survival intertwine. As Dick grapples with suspicion and fear, the quiet menace of the night foreshadows larger struggles that will soon draw him farther from the safety of the beach and into the heart of an unfolding conflict.

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Language

en

Duration

~9 hours (519K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Release date

2010-06-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton

1872–1957

A British Army medical officer who turned his wartime experience into brisk adventure stories, he became known to generations of young readers as Captain F. S. Brereton. His books roam across imperial battlefields, frontier campaigns, and early modern wars with plenty of action and momentum.

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