
A weary hunter named Gallatin finds himself alone deep in an untamed forest, his supplies dwindling and his sense of direction gone. After weeks of guided travel, a moment’s distraction has left him stranded, and the immediate challenge becomes simple: find fire, shelter, and food before night truly sets in. The narrative opens with his physical fatigue and a stark, almost humorous acceptance of his own missteps, drawing listeners into the raw, elemental struggle of survival.
As Gallatin wrestles with hunger and the cold, his thoughts turn inward, confronting the expectations of his genteel upbringing against the stark honesty of the wilderness. The story captures the silent dialogue between man and nature, where every crackle in the underbrush hints at unseen danger and every breath of wind feels like a lesson. Listeners are invited to share his evolving respect for the forest’s quiet power and the uncertain hope of finding a way back home.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (572K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Donald Cummings 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
2017-04-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1870–1942
Best remembered for popular adventure and romantic fiction of the early 20th century, this American novelist also worked as a screenwriter during the silent-film era. His stories were widely serialized in magazines and often adapted for the screen.
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