The Boy Slaves - Illustrated

by Mayne Reid

Overview

The Boy Slaves tells of the adventures of three midshipmen and a much older sailor from a British warship that goes aground off the coast of Africa, well offshore, and sinks with all hands. However these four find themselves afloat on a spar, which they paddle with their hands for several days until they reach the shore of Africa. Shortly after this they are taken prisoner by some Arabs, who intend to take them north to a town where they can be sold as slaves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782399700563
Publisher:	Wise Owl Books
Publication date:	03/05/2023
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Thomas Mayne Reid (April 4, 1818 – October 22, 1883) was a Scots-Irish American novelist. He fought in the American-Mexican War. His many works are about American life, in which he describes the colonial policy in the United States, the horrors of slave labor, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a great admirer of Lord Byron. These novels contain action that takes place primarily in places including, but not limited to: the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica.