Stas Tarkowski, a Polish boy, and Nell, a little English girl, are the children of engineers working on the Suez Canal when followers of the Mahdi kidnap them and carry them into the Sudan. Escaping into the unknown interior with their dog Saba, Stas must protect Nell across deserts, jungles and fever country, relying on his courage and his wits.
The Nobel laureate’s adventure novel, still a childhood favourite in Poland, though its portrayal of Africans reflects 1911. Download the free EPUB.