
audiobook
by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
In the frozen reaches of the Russian Empire, the grim world of Siberian penal colonies unfolds with stark detail. Prisoners endure relentless cold, brutal labor, and the watchful eyes of a regime determined to crush dissent. Into this harsh landscape arrives Godfrey, a determined captive whose spirit refuses to be broken.
From his first days behind barbed wire, Godfrey begins to plot a daring flight, gathering allies and resources amid the unforgiving terrain. The narrative captures the tension of secret meetings, the desperate improvisations required for survival, and the thin line between hope and despair. Listeners will be drawn into a tense early struggle that showcases human resilience against overwhelming odds, setting the stage for an audacious escape that will test every ounce of his courage.
Language
en
Duration
~11 hours (690K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2008-07-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1832–1902
Best known for fast-moving historical adventures, this prolific Victorian writer turned real wars, distant places, and imperial history into stories that thrilled generations of young readers. Before becoming a hugely popular novelist, he worked as a journalist and war correspondent, giving his fiction a strong sense of action and detail.
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