Ebook
Long Odds
Ebook · Sovereign
Long Odds
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Series
- African Library
- Language
- English
- Length
- 24 pages
- ISBN
- 9781787365865
- Published
- 6 March 2023
- Imprint
- Sovereign
- South Africa
- wilderness
- diamonds
- quest
- Zulu
- companion
- danger
- wild animals
- hostile tribes
- Boers
Description
"Long Odds" is a short story by H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1886. The story is set in South Africa and tells the tale of a young man named Frank Muller, who is on a quest to find diamonds in the vast wilderness. Frank is accompanied by his faithful companion, a Zulu named Jantje. As they travel deeper into the wilderness, they encounter a mysterious stranger named Silvestre, who joins them on their journey. Silvestre claims to be a Frenchman, but his real motives are unclear.