Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites

"Dead Man's Land" by George Manville Fenn is a late 19th-century adventure tale that escorts young cousins Mark and Dean, together with their father and tutor, from their familiar English home to the vast landscapes of Africa, where their anticipated thrills soon mix with encounters of wildlife and the daily hardships of a different world, as the initial scenes highlight the personalities and relationships between the main characters, utilizing humor and tight kinships, to establish their enthusiasm and nervousness as they leave for the unknown dangers and exciting opportunities lurking in the African wild.