African Novels: Premium Collection of ALL 12 Novels (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Exotic Congo river adventures of colonial exploration, tribal rites, and peril in the early 20th centuryBy Edgar Wallace
Length85h 42m
About this audiobook
African Novels: Premium Collection of ALL 12 Novels gathers Edgar Wallace's complete cycle of African adventure fiction, centered on imperial administrators, river kingdoms, political intrigue, and sudden violence in a fictionalized colonial West Africa. Written in Wallace's characteristically rapid, episodic prose, these novels combine thriller mechanics, journalistic compression, and Edwardian romance. They belong firmly to the literature of empire, and their vivid plotting is inseparable from the colonial assumptions and racial attitudes of their age. Wallace's authority in these settings derived partly from experience: born in London in 1875, he served as a soldier in South Africa and later worked there as a correspondent during the Boer War. His journalism trained him in pace, observation, and dramatic compression, qualities that made him one of the most prolific popular writers of the early twentieth century. The African novels reflect both his firsthand imperial milieu and his instinct for mass readership. This collection is recommended for readers interested in adventure fiction, colonial literary history, and the formation of modern popular thrillers. Best approached critically as well as appreciatively, it offers narrative energy, historical significance, and revealing insight into the imaginative geography of the British Empire.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Literary Classics
Length85 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 20, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
24Lieutenant Bones (1918) (pt. 1)
2Introduction
25Lieutenant Bones (1918) (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
26Lieutenant Bones (1918) (pt. 3)
4Synopsis (Selection)
27Lieutenant Bones (1918) (pt. 4)
5Sanders of the River (1911) (pt. 1)
28Bones in London (1921) (pt. 1)
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6Sanders of the River (1911) (pt. 2)
29Bones in London (1921) (pt. 2)
7Sanders of the River (1911) (pt. 3)
30Bones in London (1921) (pt. 3)
8The People of the River (1911) (pt. 1)
31Sandi the Kingmaker (1922) (pt. 1)
9The People of the River (1911) (pt. 2)
32Sandi the Kingmaker (1922) (pt. 2)
10The People of the River (1911) (pt. 3)
33Sandi the Kingmaker (1922) (pt. 3)
11The People of the River (1911) (pt. 4)
34Bones of the River (1923) (pt. 1)
12The River of Stars (1913) (pt. 1)
35Bones of the River (1923) (pt. 2)
13The River of Stars (1913) (pt. 2)
36Bones of the River (1923) (pt. 3)
14The River of Stars (1913) (pt. 3)
37Sanders (1926) (pt. 1)
15Bosambo of the River (1914) (pt. 1)
38Sanders (1926) (pt. 2)
16Bosambo of the River (1914) (pt. 2)
39Sanders (1926) (pt. 3)
17Bosambo of the River (1914) (pt. 3)
40Again Sanders (1928) (pt. 1)
18Bones (1915) (pt. 1)
41Again Sanders (1928) (pt. 2)
19Bones (1915) (pt. 2)
42Again Sanders (1928) (pt. 3)
20Bones (1915) (pt. 3)
43Analysis
21The Keepers of the King’s Peace (1917) (pt. 1)
44Reflection
22The Keepers of the King’s Peace (1917) (pt. 2)
45Memorable Quotes
23The Keepers of the King’s Peace (1917) (pt. 3)
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