Afar in the Forest, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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This is not a long book, but is very much in the Kingston style, that
is, the style he employs when writing about land-based adventures, as
opposed to sea-based ones.
It is quite difficult to follow who is who in this story, and why they
are doing what they do. I suggest that you use a pen and paper to jot
down people's names as and when they make their appearance.
But there are some surprises regarding who is related to whom, a device
which Kingston uses quite often.
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