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Far from familiar ground, a change in the weather can turn a journey into a test of courage.
Adventures in Many Lands brings together short adventure writing by Algernon Blackwood, Charles Edwardes, John Lang and others. Wilderness, long journeys and hard weather put people under pressure. Each piece stands alone, with its own setting, its own people and its own trouble. There is no single path to follow—only another place to enter and another danger to face.
The collection explores how place shapes an adventure and how courage appears in small choices. Go on or wait? Trust a stranger or keep a secret? Such decisions give these tales their tension. Blackwood’s sense of nature and the uncanny adds a feeling of the wild as a living force, while the changing voices offer a fresh start with each piece.
What you’ll discover
- Many voices, changing scenes Meet different writers through separate tales, each with its own people and pressures.
- Land that shapes events Enter settings where the ground people cross matters as much as their choices.
- Courage in small decisions Explore the tense choices that turn a difficult journey into a struggle for survival.
- The wild feels alive Discover Blackwood’s sense of nature, where wilderness carries a feeling of the uncanny.
- One tale at a time Let each setting settle before stepping into another place and another kind of trouble.
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For readers who love short adventure pieces, travel settings and a change of scene from one tale to the next, with danger, survival and courage in wild places.
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- Place is a character in every tale
- Courage shows itself in small choices
- How to read a mixed adventure collection
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Aventures en de nombreuses contrées
by Algernon Blackwood ; Charles Edwardes ; John Lang ; et autres
In wild places across the globe, travellers face danger and must act fast to survive.
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A collection brings many voices together
A mixed collection like this one does not follow a single plot. Each piece stands on its own, with its own setting, its own people and its own kind of trouble. That gives the reader variety, and it lets you stop after one tale and return later.
The named authors come from different backgrounds. Algernon Blackwood wrote in the early twentieth century and loved forests, mountains and rivers. Charles Edwardes wrote in the Victorian and Edwardian age, and John Lang was a nineteenth century writer who had lived and worked far from Britain.
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What is Adventures in Many Lands about?
It is a collection of adventure tales and sketches by several writers. The pieces are set in different parts of the world and deal with travel, danger, survival and courage.
Who wrote Adventures in Many Lands?
It gathers work by several authors, including Algernon Blackwood, Charles Edwardes and John Lang. Each contributed pieces in his own style, so the tone changes from tale to tale.
Is Adventures in Many Lands a novel?
No. It is a collection, so each piece stands alone with its own setting and people. You can read the tales in any order and stop between them.
The author
Algernon Blackwood
1869–1951 · English supernatural fiction writer
Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951) was an English short story writer and novelist. He was born in Kent and lived in Canada before returning to Britain. He wrote The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories (1906), The Willows (1907), John Silence (1908), and The Wendigo (1910). He died in London.
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