Thrilling Tales of Adventure: Recent Episodes
Mardell Shares Stories
Pirates, lost civilizations, darkest Africa and lots of swashbuckling adventure! Rafael Sabatini, Jeffery Farnol, Talbot Mundy, Stanley J. Weyman , H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, A. E. W. Mason, John Buchan and many others have exciting stories to tell.
Chapter 14 Vengeance
Leonard and his small band of followers desperately battle the slavers
Chapter 14 Vengeance Leonard and his small band of followers desperately battle the slavers Source
Chapter 13 A Midnight Marriage Having won the auction for Juanna, Leonard is forced to go through with the marriage or else betray the deception Source
Chapter 13 A Midnight Marriage
Having won the auction for Juanna, Leonard is forced to go through with the marriage or else betray the deception
Chapter 12 A Choice Lot In disguise, Leonard and Otter enter the sale area and are immediately challenged Source
Chapter 12 A Choice Lot
In disguise, Leonard and Otter enter the sale area and are immediately challenged
Chapter 11 That Hero Otter They find the settlement slaves and Soa explains to their headman what they must do Source
Chapter 11 That Hero Otter
They find the settlement slaves and Soa explains to their headman what they must do
Chapter 10 Leonard Makes a Plan
They form a plan to enter Pereira’s camp and free the slaves
Chapter 10 Leonard Makes a Plan They form a plan to enter Pereira’s camp and free the slaves Source
Chapter 9 The Yellow Devil’s Nest They find the slaver’s stronghold and it is formidable Source
Chapter 9 The Yellow Devil’s Nest
They find the slaver’s stronghold and it is formidable
Chapter 8 The Start
They begin their trek towards the hidden slave camp which Otter says he remember
Chapter 8 The Start They begin their trek towards the hidden slave camp which Otter says he remember Source
Chapter 7 Leonard Swears on the Blood of Aca
Soa shows Leonard a huge ruby to prove the truth of her tale and he swears to try and free the Shepherdess
Chapter 7 Leonard Swears on the Blood of Aca Soa shows Leonard a huge ruby to prove the truth of her tale and he swears to try and free the Shepherdess Source
Chapter 6 The Tale of Soa
Soa appears and begs them to save her mistress from the slavers
Chapter 6 The Tale of Soa Soa appears and begs them to save her mistress from the slavers Source
Chapter 5 Otter Gives Council
Leonard gives in to despair and Otter tries to rouse him to move on
Chapter 5 Otter Gives Council Leonard gives in to despair and Otter tries to rouse him to move on Source
Chapter 4 The Last Vigil
While Leonard tends his dying brother, the camp is robbed and deserted, but the faithful Otter remains
Chapter 3 After Seven Years
After years of hardship and futile toil in Africa, Leonard’s brother Thomas is gravely ill
Chapter 2 The Swearing of the Oath
Leonard realizes Jane’s weak nature makes their future together uncertain and begs her to leave with him now and be married at once
Chapter 1 The Sins of the Father Are Visited on the Children
Due to his father’s folly and disgrace, Leonard Outram learns he is deprived of his inheritance
Of the Coming of Adam and of Our Great Joy Therein
Penfeather returns to find Martin a changed man
How I Found My Beloved at Last
Martin journeys on alone and finally finds Penteather's ship
Telleth Somewhat of a Strange City
The travelers find an Indian City and do battle with both the Spanish and the Indians
Exhausted, starving and suffering from thirst, Martin and Sir Richard free an Indian and find supplies
Locked in Spanish dungeon, Martin at last meets his despised enemy, Sir Richard Brandon
How I Came to Nombre de Dios Martin arrives at last, but has his plans forestalled when he is captured by the Spaniards
How Joanna Changed Her Mind
Realizing at last that Martin will never love her, Joanna seeks her final revenge
Of Roger Tressady and How the Silver Woman Claimed Her Own at Last
Joanna comes face to face with her father's killer
Telleth the Outcome of My Prideful Folly
Martin stubbornly rejects Adam's counsel and once more goes his own way to seek vengeance
How I Had Word With My Lady Joan Brandon
Martin recovers to find he has been nursed back to health by his enemy Joanna
How I Fell in With My Friend, Captain Sir Adam Penfeather
Martin sees a vision and cannot believe his eyes
Telleth How the Fight Ended
Martin regains consciousness to find Joanna about to murder Don Frederigo
How We Fought an English Ship
The pirates take on an English ship and Joanna is shot by one of her own crew
Of Battle, Murder and Resolution Day, His Point of View
Martin learns that Don Federigo still lives and is forced to endure the sight of a Spanish ship mercilessly ravaged by the pirates
How I Fought in the Dark With One Pompey, a Great Blackamoor
Martin learns he has a friend aboard, who warns him of his impending murder
How I Came Aboard the "Happy Despatch" and of My Sufferings There
Martin is clapped in irons while Joanna enjoys tormenting him
How the Days of My Watching Were Accomplished
Martin rescues Don Federigo from the wrath of Joanna but they must face the return of her pirate ship
I Am Determined On My Vengeance, and My Reasons Therefore
Martin relates his history to Don Frederigo
How I Succored One Don Frederigo a Gentleman of Spain
Martin rescues a Spaniard who tells him more of Joanna
Telleth How All My Travail Came to Nought
Refusing Joanna's affections brings about the ruin of Martin's plans
How I laboured to My Salvation
Martin learns the woman's name, as she continues to torment him
How I Heard a Song That I Knew
Working to escape the island, Martin refuses to take the woman with him, but she soon shows him that she will not be crossed
My Troubles Begin
The survivor of the ship proves to be a troublesome female. And a pirate!
How My Solitude Came to an End #1
After three years marooned on the island in solitude, a ship arrives and Martin hopes for release
A mysterious guest staying at an inn who is traveling to meet his unknown bride, arouses Mr. Mitchelbourne’s curiosity.
Casanova, imprisoned in the Piombi, determines to use all his cunning to effect an escape
How My Doubting Was Resolved For Me
Adam Penfeather tries once again to make Martin’s hard head see reason
Concerning the Song of a Dead Man
Martin again refuses Lady Joan’s request that he renounce his vengeance, and goes forth to meet the enemy
Of the Voice That Sang on Deliverance Sands
After pledging their love Martin and Lady Joan have their paradise invaded by the song of Black Bartlemy
Martin finds rich raiment and decides a shave is in order, befitting his new sumptuous attire
Haunted by his killings, Martin thinks the ghost of dead Humphreys has returned to torment him
Recovered at last, Martin experiments with clay so that Lady Joan may have proper cooking pots
Martin thinks he sees a black ship and a rowboat in the fog that may have smuggled something or someone aboard