Rainbow's End

audiobook

Rainbow's End

by Rex Beach

EN·~10 hours

Chapters

Description

In the heart of Cuba lies the Yumuri Valley, a place the narrator calls the loveliest in all Christendom. From the hilltop chapel of Montserrate you gaze down upon a carpet of emerald brocades, winding rivers hidden among jungle, and royal palms that sway like giant ostrich plumes. The valley shifts with the day—golden at sunset, mist‑soft at dawn, and a turbulent cauldron during a storm—leaving every visitor speechless.

Below the serene landscape, the remnants of a once‑glittering aristocratic estate whisper of a bygone era. The ruined villas of Don Esteban Varona, with their crumbling pillars and forgotten urns, are said to guard a hidden treasure that has cursed many who have sought it. As local guides speak of twins Rosa and Esteban and the fierce slave Sebastian who vanished with the secret of the well, a new adventure begins, beckoning listeners to follow the clues through history, nature, and lingering mystery.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~10 hours (632K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rex Beach

Rex Beach

1877–1949

Drawn to Alaska’s gold-rush frontier and the rough-and-tumble world of early 20th-century adventure, this bestselling American novelist turned vivid firsthand experience into popular fiction. His stories were so widely read that several were adapted for the stage and screen.

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