Prester John
by John Buchan
Nineteen-year-old David Crowfurd travels from Scotland to South Africa in search of his fortune as a store manager. While swimming, he encounters John Laputa, a famous Zulu minister with strange memories. In his remote store, David finds himself with the key to a mass uprising led by a priest who assumes the legendary priest-king title, Presbiter John. David's courage and understanding of this man transports him to the very heart of the rebellion, a secret cave in Ruarand. This is the story of lost civilizations, hidden treasures, friendship and betrayal, lions and tigers, witch doctors and just good old-fashioned adventures. John Buchanan wrote his sixth novel, Prester John, in 1910, seven years after he returned from South Africa. He was the first to reach a wide audience around the world and established him as the author of the fast-paced adventures for which he became famous.
