Project Gutenberg 2013-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 139 Shea, Cornelius 1863 1920 In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent" by Shea is an adventure novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Van Vincent, an orphaned youth, who embarks on a perilous journey to avenge the murder of his uncle and confronts various threats, including a mysterious antagonist named Doc Clancy. The tale unfolds primarily in the backdrop of Africa and explores themes of bravery, survival, and the quest for justice. At the start of the novel, Van Vincent is jolted awake by a storm only to hear a horrifying scream from his uncle's room. Rushing downstairs, Van discovers that his uncle has been fatally attacked and learns from the dying man that the assailant is a figure named Doc Clancy. After a brief chase thwarted by Clancy's escape, Van boldly vows to hunt down his uncle's murderer. In a twist of fate, Van finds himself on the trail of adventure across various landscapes, setting the stage for thrilling exploits as he delves deeper into the unknown dangers of the continent in search of vengeance and truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43353/43353-h/images/i1.jpg Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Revenge -- Fiction Young men -- Fiction Adventure stories Dime novels Americans -- Africa -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 225710 2025-08-17T12:19:21.774353 text/html 205156 2024-10-23T17:28:30 text/html 485248 2025-08-17T12:19:26.139354 application/epub+zip 486888 2025-08-17T12:19:22.723358 application/epub+zip 146250 2025-08-17T12:19:22.391308 application/epub+zip 585816 2025-08-17T12:19:29.150333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557926 2025-08-17T12:19:25.776293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219145 2022-09-19T18:27:16.599459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204900 2025-08-17T12:19:21.199359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184881 2024-10-23T17:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16925 2025-08-17T12:19:29.280319 application/rdf+xml 27039 2025-08-17T12:19:22.469349 image/jpeg 4460 2025-08-17T12:19:22.430360 image/jpeg 504770 2025-08-17T12:19:21.804375 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