Jack Harkaway in New York; or, The Adventures of the Travelers' Club

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Jack Harkaway in New York; or, The Adventures of the Travelers' Club

by Bracebridge Hemyng

EN·~3 hours

Chapters

Description

Eighteen‑year‑old Jack Harkaway has been drifting through the fashionable streets of London, his wealth affording him a life of leisure. When a perfumed note arrives from the dazzling American heiress Lena Van Hoesen, he is drawn into a secret meeting of the Travelers' Club and a promise of adventure across the Atlantic. Their conversation quickly turns from polite society to a simmering rivalry with the enigmatic Lord Maltravers, whose reputation for intrigue precedes him.

As Jack prepares to accompany Lena back to New York, the stakes rise: honor, romance, and a looming confrontation with a man who claims to have a deadly assassin at his disposal. The story blends witty banter, the glitter of high‑society gatherings, and the restless spirit of a young explorer eager to prove himself. Listeners will find themselves swept into a world of duels, daring escapades, and the timeless clash between youthful bravado and shadowy ambition.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (179K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Demian Katz, E. M. Sanchez-Saavedra, Joseph Rainone and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2014-08-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

BH

Bracebridge Hemyng

1841–1901

A restless Victorian storyteller, sailor, and editor, he wrote fast-moving popular fiction for a mass readership. He is especially remembered for helping shape the long-running Jack Harkaway adventures and for work that ranged from boys' stories to early speculative fiction.

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