Book Description

Young David Harbor, an excellent horseman, had returned home to hear the final reading of his father’s will. Harbor senior had left England bound for China three years earlier and, based on reports, it was concluded had been attacked and killed by boxer rebels and had not been heard of since. Out of a vast fortune, David was left a miniscule amount for schooling and education up to the age of twenty-one and after which he was to inherit a mere two thousand pounds. David challenged the will which resulted in a blazing after a row during which he was told he was not wanted in the house anymore. The quarrel was about the remainder of the estate to which he believed his step-mother and the lawyer were conspiring to defraud him. David came away determined to make his own way in the world. It hadn’t taken him long to realise he was dependent solely upon himself. He made his way to London to find work to earn a passage to China, to find his father and expose his conniving step-mother. During his three years away, David had maintained close correspondence with his father and had kept a log of the roads travelled and places he had visited and as a result knew where to start the search. Will David journey via the Silk Road or will he make a more traditional sea voyage? And what of the beautiful Charlotte, will she wait for David? Download and read this volume to find out. 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. ================ Frederick Sadleir Brereton (5 August 1852 - 12 August 1957) was a decorated soldier and an author of children's books on heroic deeds conducted in the name of the British Empire. Brereton was a prolific author. By the time he died he had written over 40 books ================= Keywords/Tags: Action, adventure, YA Book, Under, Chinese dragon, David Harbor, Ebenezer Clayhill, Road to London, Need a Job, Responsible Position, Alien Criminals, Professor, Suggestion, At Sea, Chinese Junk, Tight Corner, Game, Long Bowls, Inspiration, Journey, quest, voyage, expedition, Chang, Errand, Chinese Prison, Tsu-Hi, Astonished, Dick and David, turn the Tables, Freedom, Chapter, misadventure, Terrors, Mongolian Desert, Fight to the Finish, Secret, Ruins, brute, spring, Burglars, department Store, flame, illuminate, 'tween decks, roar of applause, greet, fifth shot, Storm the Barricade, Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Chan, Hong kong, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Henan, Guanzhou, Ordos city, Kokonur, Qinghai, Taklamakan, Urumqi, Gansu, Hami, Altai, High Road to China,