The Boy Slaves

Originally published in 1864. Four men are set adrift after the sinking of their British warship. One dies before he reaches land. The remaining three are taken into slavery by natives of the desert.

Mayne Reid, a pre-eminent and popular writer, was primarily a novelist (1818-1883) who wrote adventure stories from just before the Civil War until his death in 1883. Reid's career included two periods in the U. S: 1840-49 and 1867-70. He had emigrated to the United States in his early twenties...