Project Gutenberg 2006-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 189 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider The People of the Mist Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. John Bickers, Dagny and David Widger "The People of the Mist" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows Leonard Outram, a young man who faces dire circumstances after the disgrace of his family, leading to the loss of their ancestral home. As the narrative unfolds, Leonard’s determination to reclaim his former status sets the stage for an epic adventure that intertwines themes of love, betrayal, and the quest for fortune in the unforgiving wilderness of Africa. The opening of the novel introduces us to Leonard at a pivotal moment in his life. As he stands outside the gates of his family estate, he grapples with the agonizing reality of his family's downfall—his father's bankruptcy and subsequent suicide have cast a shadow over his future. Despite the emotional turmoil, he longs to see Jane Beach, his beloved, whom he has recently lost due to his family's disgrace. Leonard's resolve to seek a new beginning, alongside his brother Thomas, leads them to Africa in search of treasure that might restore their family’s honor. The opening chapters establish a backdrop of melancholy and hope, hinting at the challenges they will face in their quest and foreshadowing the dramatic events that will unfold as Leonard learns of the sinister world of slavery and the dangers that lurk in the wilderness. As Leonard embarks on this treacherous journey, the introduction of Soa, a woman with her own burdens and a secret treasure, signals a turn that intertwines their fates and quests for redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction Adventure stories PR Text Adventure Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 873378 873625 2024-10-03T10:36:34.805224 2023-10-03T09:27:00.452692 text/html text/html 904664 2021-06-09T15:03:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 578955 2021-06-09T15:05:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 629993 2024-10-03T10:36:44.927172 application/epub+zip 631444 2024-10-03T10:36:35.874187 application/epub+zip 448326 2024-10-03T10:36:35.330275 application/epub+zip 826644 2024-10-03T10:36:52.261094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 785335 2024-10-03T10:36:44.424157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602762 2022-09-03T13:24:52.185158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834271 834252 2024-10-03T10:36:33.644229 2023-10-03T09:26:59.395694 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 834053 2021-06-09T15:04:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 311120 2021-06-09T15:04:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20339 2024-10-03T10:36:52.403101 application/rdf+xml 20637 2024-10-03T10:36:35.445192 image/jpeg 2850 2024-10-03T10:36:35.387206 image/jpeg 577536 2024-10-03T10:36:34.885208 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia