In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz
"In Desert and Wilderness" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a young adult novel written in 1911. When fourteen-year-old Polish boy Staś and eight-year-old English girl Nell are kidnapped by rebels during the Mahdist War in Sudan, they endure a harrowing journey through the Sahara Desert. After a desperate act of survival leaves them stranded deep in Africa, the two children must navigate treacherous wilderness, dangerous wildlife, and disease as they search for rescue
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| Author | Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916 |
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| Translator | Drezmal, Max A. (Max Anthony), 1867-1947 |
| Uniform Title | W pustyni i w puszczy. English |
| Title | In Desert and Wilderness |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Desert_and_Wilderness |
| Credits | Produced by Daniel Fromont |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Africa -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Wilderness survival -- Fiction |
| Subject | Children -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Kidnapping -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sudan -- History -- 1881-1899 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 30365 |
| Release Date | Oct 30, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 493 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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