MYSTERY OF THE MAHTEB

by ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 19, 1942

An unusual adventure mystery story laid in Ethiopia in the sixth century. The young hero though of noble blood is born and brought up in an impoverished village in a country crushed and oppressed by tyrants. A mysterious message is given to him by his dying grand-father, so he goes on in quest of a long lost mahteb. His search is dangerous and calls for all his courage and cleverness, but at last he succeeds after suffering starvation and other horrors.

Pub Date: Aug. 19, 1942

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Longmans, Green

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1942

Categories: FICTION