Afar In The Forest - Henry Giles Kingston, William

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Résumé :
Afar In The Forest opens with a pulse of adventure and keeps it steady through a boy's eye view of a perilous, untamed world. A brisk, immersive journey that feels both timeless and newly urgent. This edition by Alpha Editions gathers Kingston's classic tale in a form that honours its bite, wit and earnest wonder. It's more than a simple adventure...

Biographie:
William Henry Giles Kingston (February 28, 1814 - August 5, 1880), sometimes known as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English author of boys' adventure stories. On February 28, 1814, William Henry Giles Kingston was born in Harley Street, London. He was the oldest child of Lucy Henry Kingston and Frances Sophia Rooke, a granddaughter of Sir Giles Rooke, a Court for Common Pleas Judge. Kingston's paternal grandfather, John Kingston (1736-1820), was a Member of Parliament who, although owning a plantation in Demerara, was a staunch supporter of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Kingston's father, Lucy, started a wine business in Oporto, and he lived there for many years, making frequent trips to England and establishing a lifelong love of the sea....

Sommaire:
it is a compact forest exploration story told with the cadence of a juvenile travel narrative, where young readers watch characters negotiate survival in the wilderness, weather storms of both nature and fear, and learn to rely on courage, resourcefulness and comradeship. Set against a tropical, frontier-inspired backdrop, the book pairs colonial exploration with the intimate growth of its protagonists, making it a complete classic adventure for curious minds. Historically, the work stands as a vivid window into victorian era adventure and british empire era fiction, balancing exotic settings with moral steadiness that still resonates today. Its value as a school library favourite is reinforced by its enduring readability and its role in representing early British children's literature for multiple generations of readers. For casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike, this restored edition is a treasure: out of print for decades, now republished by Alpha Editions, it is more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This illustrated boys fiction edition invites a new cohort to discover a timeless, immersive classic....