"The Land of Fire: A Tale of Adventure" by Captain Mayne Reid is a thrilling late 19th-century novel about a young farm boy, Henry Chester, who yearns for adventure and escapes his mundane life to find excitement at sea. The story begins with Henry leaving his simple farm life behind, journeying to Portsmouth to become a ship apprentice. His aspirations quickly place him aboard an American barque, leading him towards dangerous encounters. After a perilous shipwreck near Tierra del Fuego, Henry must use his wits and courage to survive, facing the dual challenges of hostile local tribes and the unforgiving wilderness. Henry's adventure is fraught with danger, testing his will to survive, as he navigates the realities of pursuing the life he always dreamed of.
The Land of Fire: A Tale of Adventure
By Mayne Reid
A farm boy's hunger for adventure leads him to a shipwreck and a battle for survival in a dangerous land.
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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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