"Afloat in the Forest; Or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops" by Captain Mayne Reid is an action-packed adventure where two brothers, Ralph and Richard Trevannion, lose their family's estate after their father's death and journey from Cornwall to the exotic landscapes of South America, as they attempt to regain their wealth and destiny. The brothers navigate the landscapes of Peru and the Amazon. Facing challenges, like the Gapo and their own fears, they seek to fulfill their childhood promise of returning home with riches to reclaim their lost heritage, while dealing with each brother's unique desires of mining and trade.
Afloat in the Forest; Or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops
By Mayne Reid
Stripped of their inheritance, two brothers embark on a perilous voyage to South America, where they must confront the jungle and their inner demons to reclaim their birthright.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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