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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.
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.
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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