num_pages: 272
description: Nineteen-year-old David Crawfurd travels from Scotland to South Africa to work as a storekeeper. On the voyage he encounters again John Laputa, the celebrated Zulu minister, of whom he has strange memories.In his remote store David finds himself with the key to a massive uprising led by the minister, who has taken the title of the mythical priest-king, Prester John.David's courage and his understanding of this man take him to the heart of the uprising, a secret cave in the Rooirand.
language: English
title: Prester John
titlecomplete: Prester John
characters: John Laputa, David Crawfurd
genres: Adventure, Classics, British Literature, Mystery, South Africa, Africa, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 980
places: Zululand
publisher: George H. Doran