In Desert and Wilderness
- First published
- 1911
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"In Desert and Wilderness" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a young adult novel written in 1911. When fourteen-year-old Polish boy Staś and eight-year-old English girl Nell are kidnapped by rebels during the Mahdist War in Sudan, they endure a harrowing journey through the Sahara Desert. After a desperate act of survival leaves them stranded deep in Africa, the two children must navigate treacherous wilderness, dangerous wildlife, and disease as they search for rescue and a way home.
- Africa
- Bildungsromans
- Wilderness survival
- Children
- Adventure stories
- Kidnapping
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #30365. In Desert and Wilderness on Wikipedia.
