Off to the Wilds: Being the Adventures of Two Brothers
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About This Book
George Manville Fenn (3 January 1831 in Pimlico – 26 August 1909 in Isleworth) was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young adults in mind. His final book was his biography of a fellow writer for juveniles, George Alfred Henty.Fenn, the third child and eldest son of a butler, Charles Fenn, was largely self-educated, teaching himself French, German and Italian. After studying at Battersea Training College for Teachers (1851–1854), he became the master of a national school at Alford, Lincolnshire.Grave of George Manville Fenn ...
Chapters (98)(click to expand)
- George Manville Fenn "Off to the Wilds"
- Chapter One.
- Coffee and Chicory, but not for Breakfast.
- Chapter Two.
- Why they went away.
- Chapter Three.
- Preparations for the Journey.
- Chapter Four.
- Inspanning for the Trip.
- Chapter Five.
- A Taste of Something to come.
- Chapter Six.
- A False Alarm.
- Chapter Seven.
- How the Boys found it was not Easy to Shoot.
- Chapter Eight.
- How Nature was Stronger than Training.
- Chapter Nine.
- An Awful Ford to Cross.
- Chapter Ten.
- A Glorious Sight for a Hunter.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Getting into Work.
- Chapter Twelve.
- A Buffalo Run.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- “Oomph! Oomph! Oomph!”
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Tracked by an Enemy.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Good Practice for Gunners.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- How the Little Gintlemen interfered wid Dinny.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- Jack Rogers goes to Sleep.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- The Capture of a Cat.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- First Sight of Ostrich.
- Chapter Twenty.
- Drumsticks and Lions.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- A Lesson in Ostrich Hunting.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- Look before you step: ’Ware Snakes.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- An Interference with Washing, and the Result.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- Jack Rogers and the Runaway Herds.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- Nearly a Waggon-Wreck.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- How Dinny heard a Lion wid a Bad Cowld.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- Marked down by Vultures.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- The Visit to the Black King.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- The General is Overcome by Gin—a Trap.
- Chapter Thirty.
- The King’s Hunting-Party.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- A Row up Stream, and a Run down.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- Warm Work in the Wilds.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- The Tables Turned.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- How the Waggon was put Straight.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
- How Dinny handled his Gun.
- Chapter Thirty Six.
- Dinny relates his Adventure.
- Chapter Thirty Seven.
- Dick tries the Vegetable Fish-Hooks.
- Chapter Thirty Eight.
- Father shoots a Giraffe.
- Chapter Thirty Nine.
- How Dick captured four Yards of Animal.
- Chapter Forty.
- Onward to Wonderland.
- Chapter Forty One.
- Onward from Wonderland.
- Chapter Forty Two.
- A Quarrel between two Enemies.
- Chapter Forty Three.
- Dinny in “Throuble” again.
- Chapter Forty Four.
- Elephants in Sight.
- Chapter Forty Five.
- A Flight from a Fly.
- Chapter Forty Six.
- The Bay runs his Last Race.
- Chapter Forty Seven.
- How Dinny was lost Underground.
- Chapter Forty Eight.
- The Last Adventure.
- The End.
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