Beatrice Chapter 1 - A Mist Wraith
In which the fair and resolute Beatrice Granger contemplates the stillness of the mist-veiled sea on her twenty-second birthday, reflecting on the passage of seven years since the haunting night of th...
24 Elo 5min
Beatrice Chapter 3 - A Confession Of Faith
In which a leisurely canoe trip between two strangers turns hazardous under a gathering storm, revealing their minds and resolve amidst the mounting peril. Battling the sea’s fury, they confront the f...
24 Elo 20min
Beatrice Chapter 2 - At the Bell Rock
In which the treacherous Red Rocks by the Welsh coast and the mournful toll of a ship’s bell bear witness to the perilous sport of misty curlew shooting, where Geoffrey Bingham finds himself ensnared ...
24 Elo 15min
Allan's Wife Chapter 12 - The Magic of Indaba-Zimbi
In which Macumazahn and his companions, led by the mystic Indaba-zimbi, brave the wild and rocky mountains, employing strange rites and uncanny wisdom, to seek out the lost Star amid the baboons’ lair...
23 Elo 20min
Allan's Wife Chapter 13 - What Happened to Stella
In which Allan and his men, after a fierce battle with baboons, discover a vast natural amphitheatre and, amid heartfelt suspense, rescue Stella and little Tota from a cunningly concealed cave where t...
23 Elo 17min
Allan's Wife Chapter 14 - Fifteen Years After
In which Allan returns with his beloved Stella to the kraals after a harrowing ordeal, only to witness her gradual decline and tenderly endure her passing amidst the wilderness. Later, revisiting the ...
23 Elo 18min
Allan's Wife Chapter 9 - Let us go in, Allan!
In which Allan Quatermain and Stella discover the blossoming of their love beneath the tranquil beauty of the wilderness, sharing tender moments and profound reflections on life and nature under the m...
22 Elo 17min
Allan's Wife Chapter 11 - Gone!
In which the happiness of newlywed bliss is soon cast under a sombre shadow by the sudden illness and death of a beloved patriarch, compelling the newly united couple to prepare for a difficult depart...
22 Elo 15min
