In Savage Africa Or, The adventures of Frank Baldwin from the Gold Coast to Zanzibar.

"In Savage Africa" by Verney Lovett Cameron is an adventure story set in the late 1800s, chronicling Frank Baldwin's transformation from schoolboy to sailor. Leaving behind his classmates' envious eyes, Frank eagerly joins his father and brother on the brig "Petrel," bound for the wilds of the African coast. The narrative traces Frank's initial excitement and his earnest desire to learn the ways of the sea. As Frank trades textbooks for billowing sails, the emerging themes of responsibility and daring hint at the trials and remarkable experiences awaiting him in a world far removed from the familiar safety of home, promising encounters with the unknown.