In Desert & Wilderness

By: Henryk Sienkiewicz

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

In the 1880s, Stanislas (Stas) Tarkowski, a 14-year-old Polish boy, and Nell Rawlinson, an eight-year-old English girl, live in Port Said, Egypt, while their widowed fathers work as engineers on the Suez Canal. When their fathers are away, Stas and Nell are kidnapped by Arabs as part of a rebellion against British rule.

Once captured, the children are forced to travel through the Sahara Desert, and they face all manner of obstacles, from heat and hunger to disease and deadly animals. Resourceful and determined, Stas and Nell manage to stay alive, stay together, and escape their captors. Now they must undertake their own arduous journey through unexplored and wild regions to reunite with their fathers.

Originally published in 1911.

Public Domain (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Draws you into an African adventure

An adventure for all ages told in great form by the Polish version of Charles Dickens!

Excellent story!

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this adventure! Contains a little bit of everything any good story should have!

Fun book

Please record more Henryk Sienkiewicz books! Some my find this kind of children’s adventure book a little outdated, but it is a lot of fun. It is narrated very well, and a pleasure to listen to.