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    In Desert and Wilderness is an adventure fiction novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Key subjects include Africa, bildungsromans, wilderness survival and Children.

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    About In Desert and Wilderness

    "In Desert and Wilderness" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a young adult novel written in 1911. When fourteen-year-old Polish boy StaΕ› 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.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    Subjects

    • Africa
    • Bildungsromans
    • Wilderness survival
    • Children
    • Adventure stories
    • Kidnapping
    • Sudan, History, 1881-1899

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    Who wrote In Desert and Wilderness?

    In Desert and Wilderness was written by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

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    It is usually shelved as Adventure.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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