Off to the Wilds

About this eBook

Author

Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909

Title

Off to the Wilds: Being the Adventures of Two Brothers

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

South Africa -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

21359

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21359

Release Date

May 8, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."Off to the Wilds" — Chapter One. — Coffee and Chicory, but not for Breakfast. — Chapter Two. — Why they went away. — Chapter Three. — Preparations for the Journey. — Chapter Four. — Inspanning for the Trip. — Chapter Five. — A Taste of Something to come. — Chapter Six. — A False Alarm. — Chapter Seven. — How the Boys found it was not Easy to Shoot. — Chapter Eight. — How Nature was Stronger than Training. — Chapter Nine. — An Awful Ford to Cross. — Chapter Ten. — A Glorious Sight for a Hunter. — Chapter Eleven. — Getting into Work. — Chapter Twelve. — A Buffalo Run. — Chapter Thirteen. — “Oomph! Oomph! Oomph!” — Chapter Fourteen. — Tracked by an Enemy. — Chapter Fifteen. — Good Practice for Gunners. — Chapter Sixteen. — How the Little Gintlemen interfered wid Dinny. — Chapter Seventeen. — Jack Rogers goes to Sleep. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Capture of a Cat. — Chapter Nineteen. — First Sight of Ostrich. — Chapter Twenty. — Drumsticks and Lions. — Chapter Twenty One. — A Lesson in Ostrich Hunting. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Look before you step: ’Ware Snakes. — Chapter Twenty Three. — An Interference with Washing, and the Result. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Jack Rogers and the Runaway Herds. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Nearly a Waggon-Wreck. — Chapter Twenty Six. — How Dinny heard a Lion wid a Bad Cowld. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Marked down by Vultures. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — The Visit to the Black King. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — The General is Overcome by Gin—a Trap. — Chapter Thirty. — The King’s Hunting-Party. — Chapter Thirty One. — A Row up Stream, and a Run down. — Chapter Thirty Two. — Warm Work in the Wilds. — Chapter Thirty Three. — The Tables Turned. — Chapter Thirty Four. — How the Waggon was put Straight. — Chapter Thirty Five. — How Dinny handled his Gun. — Chapter Thirty Six. — Dinny relates his Adventure. — Chapter Thirty Seven. — Dick tries the Vegetable Fish-Hooks. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — Father shoots a Giraffe. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — How Dick captured four Yards of Animal. — Chapter Forty. — Onward to Wonderland. — Chapter Forty One. — Onward from Wonderland. — Chapter Forty Two. — A Quarrel between two Enemies. — Chapter Forty Three. — Dinny in “Throuble” again. — Chapter Forty Four. — Elephants in Sight. — Chapter Forty Five. — A Flight from a Fly. — Chapter Forty Six. — The Bay runs his Last Race. — Chapter Forty Seven. — How Dinny was lost Underground. — Chapter Forty Eight. — The Last Adventure. — The End.

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