To The West, by George Manville Fenn.
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At fifteen hours this is a fairly long book for this author. It starts
with two young men working as clerks in the offices of a tyrannical
auctioneer. Fed up with his unpleasant behaviour they give up their
jobs and determine to set out for British Columbia. To get there they
must take passage in a ship going round the Horn, and up to San
Francisco. Then they have to make their way further up the coast to
their destination. On the way they encounter various characters, some
good and honourable, and others very much the reverse. Finally they
arrive and set to work seeking for gold. Of course there are more
adventures and tense situations, as you would expect from this author.
Fenn is very good at describing places, even ones to which he has never
been. Personally I prefer the books set in England, but that is not to
say that this book is anything but most enjoyable, and I commend it to
you.
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