Project Gutenberg 2008-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 175 Graydon, William Murray 1864 1946 Graydon, W. Murray (William Murray) The River of Darkness; Or, Under Africa Produced by Georges T. Dodds and Roger Frank. "The River of Darkness; Or, Under Africa" by William Murray Graydon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Captain Guy Chutney, a young English officer called back to duty in Africa amid rising tensions and impending conflicts. He finds himself entangled in a treacherous situation that spans from London to the dangers of the African coastline, leading to a series of harrowing events involving betrayal, slavery, and survival. At the start of the tale, Captain Chutney, just before returning to India, receives an urgent commission from the Colonial Office to deliver critical documents to Sir Arthur Ashby in Zaila, a locality beset with unrest. After a brief stop at Aden, his journey becomes perilous as he comes into contact with suspicious characters, including a Portuguese trader named Manuel Torres. The unfolding drama escalates with the theft of the official documents, the outbreak of violence in Zaila, and ultimately, Chutney's descent into slavery alongside his companion, Melton Forbes, as they grapple with the chaos around them. The prologue and the first chapter set the stage for a gripping adventure filled with danger and intrigue, indicating a deep exploration of themes such as loyalty, heroism, and the struggle against insurmountable odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Africa -- Fiction Adventure stories PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 421022 2025-08-10T06:50:57.783242 text/html 438367 2008-01-15T04:38:40 text/html 338822 2025-08-10T06:51:07.246123 application/epub+zip 347538 2025-08-10T06:51:01.289185 application/epub+zip 234967 2025-08-10T06:50:59.863196 application/epub+zip 576939 2025-08-10T06:51:11.747127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528459 2025-08-10T06:51:06.226149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403763 2022-09-11T09:18:34.819497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373798 2025-08-10T06:50:56.764213 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373584 2008-01-15T04:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18774 2025-08-10T06:51:11.882142 application/rdf+xml 14723 2025-08-10T06:51:00.377176 image/jpeg 3532 2025-08-10T06:51:00.120181 image/jpeg 245804 2008-01-15T04:38:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 138917 2008-01-15T04:38:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 326678 2025-08-10T06:50:57.828218 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia