"The Castaways" by Captain Mayne Reid is an exciting 19th-century adventure story about a handful of survivors battling to live after their ship crashes during a typhoon in the Celebes Sea. The story centers around Captain Redwood, his two frail children, a clever carpenter, a local pilot, and a crazy sailor. These characters confront challenges on a deserted island, where they highlight bravery, determination, and new discoveries in their daily lives. The story starts with the survivors in a small boat fighting starvation and loss in the immense ocean. Redwood's children, Henry and Helen, struggle to stay alive as they search for food and water. Each survivor grapples with distinct obstacles, from the sailor's instability to the local pilot's inventions and the carpenter's steady devotion to the Captain and his children. As dangers arise in their new environment and the scene is set, the group faces many challenges in the tropical wilderness.
The Castaways
By Mayne Reid
Stranded after a terrible storm, a small band of survivors must use all their courage and strength to survive on a deserted island full of hidden dangers and unexpected wonders.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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