Leonard Outram, a young Englishman who's just lost his fortune along with and his fiancee's hand, makes an oath: he'll win back his home and live happily ever after.
Really! Well, sort of. Leonard ends up in Africa, which, at that point in history, was
the
place to win your fortune back for the gods of fate. (Take
that
, Vegas! Eat dirt, Monte Carlo! How
now
, Macau?!)
Well, sort of. Leonard rescues a maid from a slave-dealer -- for a fee, of course! -- and then falls in love with her, complicating the heck out of his situation. Oh well: a great adventure ensues, taking them to places no one has ever heard of, then or now -- leading to narrow escapes, love, intrigue, and (of course) high adventure. Don't miss it!