Project Gutenberg 2017-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 180 Castlemon, Harry 1842 1915 Fosdick, Charles Austin Castlemon, Henry Oscar in Africa Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Oscar in Africa" by Harry Castlemon is a fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the adventurous young protagonist, Oscar Preston, as he embarks on a journey to Africa for an expedition to collect natural history specimens for a museum back home in America. As an ambitious and somewhat independent young man, Oscar faces the challenges, treachery, and swindles posed by locals as he strives to prove his worth and succeed in his quest. The opening portion of the book introduces us to Oscar's character and the atmosphere surrounding him as he prepares for his adventure. It begins in a hotel in Maritzburg, where gossip among cattle-dealers reveals their contempt for Oscar, mainly due to his status as a young American embarking on a hunting expedition. This creates an initial tension as he must navigate both the suspicions of the locals and their schemes against him. The narrative showcases Oscar's determination and bravery while hinting at challenges ahead—from dealing with dubious characters to the tougher realities of African travel. As he interacts with the landlord and others in the hotel, we see his confidence grow in the face of skepticism, setting the stage for his upcoming trials in the wilds of Africa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Africa -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Hunting -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Museums -- Juvenile fiction Landlords -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 397813 2025-07-22T05:14:14.536713 text/html 383094 2024-10-23T02:14:26 text/html 430394 2025-07-22T05:14:20.050659 application/epub+zip 432560 2025-07-22T05:14:15.427686 application/epub+zip 212246 2025-07-22T05:14:14.931689 application/epub+zip 574819 2025-07-22T05:14:23.819660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527877 2025-07-22T05:14:19.570697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307871 2022-09-25T01:27:34.512976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357700 2025-07-22T05:14:13.791710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337868 2024-10-23T02:14:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19268 2025-07-22T05:14:23.946656 application/rdf+xml 29382 2025-07-22T05:14:15.029705 image/jpeg 4463 2025-07-22T05:14:14.981687 image/jpeg 388831 2025-07-22T05:14:14.575697 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