Project Gutenberg 2008-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 161 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Boy Slaves There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #31410 Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Boy Slaves" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the adventurous plight of four characters—three British midshipmen and an older sailor—who survive the sinking of their British warship off the African coast and subsequently find themselves adrift at sea. After their escape, they face the dire threat of being captured by Arab slavers, leading to a harrowing journey as they navigate the dangers of the Barbary coast and the perils of enslavement. At the start of the narrative, the scene is set as the four castaways—Harry Blount, Terence O’Connor, Colin Macpherson, and "Old Bill"—struggle against the elements after drifting for days on a spar. They are driven by sheer desperation and the hope of reaching land. Upon finally making landfall on a sandy spit, they are not only exhausted and hungry but soon face the rising tide while attempting to find their way to safety. Their plight is compounded by the realization that their situation is fraught with danger, and they are swiftly drawn into a series of challenges that highlight the themes of survival, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of slavery. The opening sets the stage for an enthralling adventure filled with action, survival instincts, and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Slavery -- Sahara -- Fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 602857 2025-08-10T07:42:18.088928 text/html 609871 2019-08-08T07:38:18 text/html 281925 2025-08-10T07:42:26.934864 application/epub+zip 292132 2025-08-10T07:42:20.243887 application/epub+zip 292132 2025-08-10T07:42:18.961909 application/epub+zip 493861 2025-08-10T07:42:31.771831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478582 2025-08-10T07:42:26.074887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451550 2022-09-11T10:20:44.092096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574356 2025-08-10T07:42:17.232931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 574263 2008-02-03T01:44:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18632 2025-08-10T07:42:31.909815 application/rdf+xml 8859 2025-08-10T07:42:19.467880 image/jpeg 2549 2025-08-10T07:42:19.214873 image/jpeg 205035 2019-08-08T07:38:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 209100 2008-02-03T01:44:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 266596 2025-08-10T07:42:18.134923 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