Into the Unknown: A Romance of South Africa by Lawrence Fletcher
"Into the Unknown: A Romance of South Africa" by Lawrence Fletcher is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Alfred Leigh, a young Englishman, and his cousin Dick Grenville, as they embark on a dangerous adventure in the African wilderness. Joined by Myzukulwa, a Zulu chief, they confront threats from mysterious enemies as they seek to rescue a prisoner, facing both physical challenges and the mystery of
the region they traverse. The opening of the novel introduces the characters and sets up the tension of their predicament. The scene starts with the trio taking shelter from a harsh sun and soon escalates into a life-threatening encounter when they are shot at by an unseen assailant. The reader is immediately plunged into their action-packed journey as they ascend a pass, where they confront not just the natural elements, but also a deadly attack from an unexpected enemy, revealing the many dangers that lurk in the unknown terrain. As they try to uncover the truth behind a warning message scratched into stone, the groundwork is laid for an intriguing storyline filled with adventure, suspense, and the potential for romance amidst the chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32912.html.images | 310 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32912.epub3.images | 195 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32912.epub.images | 199 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32912.epub.noimages | 182 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32912.kf8.images | 396 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32912.kindle.images | 386 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32912.txt.utf-8 | 297 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32912/pg32912-h.zip | 190 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Fletcher, Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Title | Into the Unknown: A Romance of South Africa |
| Note | Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Note | Sequel: Zero the Slaver, #32909. |
| Credits | Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Africa -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 32912 |
| Release Date | Jun 20, 2010 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 186 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
