Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2007-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 84 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Mission; or Scenes in Africa" by Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Sir Charles Wilmot, an elderly gentleman grappling with the loss of his family, including his wife and daughters who perished in an expedition to India. Driven by hope and despair, he becomes intrigued by reports of survivors from the shipwreck of the "Grosvenor", setting the stage for the unfolding narrative of loss, family ties, and the unknown. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Sir Charles, who is mourning the death of his loved ones in India due to cholera. His only surviving family member, his grand-nephew Alexander, has become the focus of his affections. As Sir Charles anguishes over the fate of his daughter and her companions, reports suggest they might have survived in the wilds of Africa, prompting a desire for resolution. Alexander, driven by both affection for his uncle and adventurous spirit, resolves to travel to Africa to discover the truth, preparing for an expedition filled with potential dangers and discoveries. The opening establishes both the personal stakes for Sir Charles and the grand adventure that Alexander will embark upon, hinting at themes of family, exploration, and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Africa -- Fiction Adventure stories PR Text Africa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 650294 650295 2024-11-09T10:44:59.473786 2023-09-09T12:16:19.280733 text/html text/html 661770 2007-05-21T15:31:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 221317 2007-05-21T15:31:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 306702 2024-11-09T10:45:09.948697 application/epub+zip 316603 2024-11-09T10:45:03.346780 application/epub+zip 296816 2024-11-09T10:45:01.835783 application/epub+zip 560448 2024-11-09T10:45:14.997671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551514 2024-11-09T10:45:08.947724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515103 2022-09-10T08:01:31.637822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631912 631887 2024-11-09T10:44:58.485765 2023-09-09T12:16:18.578717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 631879 2007-05-21T15:31:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226510 2007-05-21T15:31:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20414 2024-11-09T10:45:15.126678 application/rdf+xml 14328 2024-11-09T10:45:02.409736 image/jpeg 3506 2024-11-09T10:45:02.118757 image/jpeg 298606 2024-11-09T10:44:59.527790 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia