The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition

The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition

1892 • 396 pages

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15

Starts with a really unique premise of babies getting mixed up. At about 30% it becomes more regular warlike Henty as the brothers join the war heading for Khartoum (in present-day Sudan). Normally Henty doesn't show a ton of prejudice, but in this book he thinks of the natives with great disdain, despite their bravery in battle, and looks on them as next to imbecilic. While I really enjoyed the brothers' story, the repeated unlikely occurrences and the continual references to the native n*s, I couldn't rate this as a new favorite.

June 27, 2019