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"Jacob Faithful" and "The Mission"
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781434408044
Publisher: Wildside Press
Published: Sep 13 2024
Pages: 696
Weight: 2.22
Height: 1.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Mission follows the adventures of three English brothers who travel to southern Africa as missionaries. As they navigate the challenges of life in a foreign and untamed land, they encounter dangerous wildlife, unfamiliar cultures, and moral dilemmas. Through their journey, Marryat explores themes of faith, colonialism, and survival, creating a vivid adventure story set against the backdrop of Africa's vast wilderness.
Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was a pioneer of the sea story. Jacob Faithful, the tale of a boy born and rasied on a river-barge on the Thames, gives a picture of life in London and on the river in the early 19th century. [Facsimile reprint.]
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