Dash for Khartoum
G. A. Henty
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When a nursemaid mixes up her baby boy and the baby of the family she works for, the family decides to keep both. Years later, the nursemaid returns, intent on using the boys to get money. When the boy she chooses first refuses to help and instead runs away, his adopted family is willing to do everything they can to rescue him. But will it be enough when war threatens in the Sudan--the runaway's destination? - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles (13 hr 15 min)
Chapters
Mixed! | 35:21 | Read by Deon Gines |
At Cheltenham | 43:24 | Read by Deon Gines |
Gone | 39:07 | Read by Deon Gines |
Back at School | 40:59 | Read by Deon Gines |
Enlisted | 30:02 | Read by Deon Gines |
Egypt | 39:39 | Read by Deon Gines |
El-Teb | 41:49 | Read by Deon Gines |
Tamanieb | 23:42 | Read by Deon Gines |
The Camel Corps | 44:12 | Read by Deon Gines |
An Unexpected Meeting | 40:35 | Read by Deon Gines |
Abu Klea | 41:03 | Read by Deon Gines |
Metemmeh | 38:06 | Read by Deon Gines |
Abu Kru | 38:56 | Read by Deon Gines |
A Slave | 41:52 | Read by Deon Gines |
Bad News | 31:29 | Read by KHand |
In Disguise | 31:58 | Read by KHand |
A Runaway Slave | 33:13 | Read by KHand |
The Zareba | 37:15 | Read by Heidi Olson |
A Long Search | 31:32 | Read by Heidi Olson |
Found! | 43:31 | Read by Deon Gines |
Home! | 47:40 | Read by Deon Gines |
Reviews
The war-centric story moves in fits and starts
Kerrigan
To me, the story gets bogged down in military details. Do we need to know how many Camel Corps and how many tins of arrowroot and how many “natives” and how many of each type of weapon it takes to stage a particular battle? We learn this and SO much more. I suppose it may be interesting to some, but not me. Having said that, it does get gripping at times and the overall story is a sympathetic one. The characters, English and “native” alike, were fairly complete. The condescension of the British colonizers (less so the author) is still a bit cringeworthy. The anticlimax seemed rushed to me, leaving me vaguely dissatisfied.
Classic GA Henty, a little more war correspondent
M Hall
Classic GA Henty pace, which includes lots of details and logistics. Unique in that it has two leading main characters. The details of the battles and army movements definitely reflects his job as a war correspondent.
gteat
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great book.... Thanksgiving and I will be there at the same time as the one I have is a requirement for the help and support you in whatever you want me to the list
another great book with equally great readers.
Josiah
I loved this book and I'm very grateful to the fantastic readers! Good on ya!
another good adventure of G A Henty's
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