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Dead Man Leading by V. S. Pritchett is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Dead Man Leading about?
First published in 1937, this thrilling novel tells the story of an expedition by three Englishmen into the Brazilian jungle; a journey which turns into an obsessive quest for the truth behind a missionary's disappearance seventeen years earlier. The three men are each linked in different ways to the same woman in England, and her presence overshadows the whole narrative. At the centre of the expedition is Harry Johnson, the son of the missing missionary-a solitary explorer-hero who is obsessed
Who reads Dead Man Leading?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- V. S. Pritchett
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Published
- 1984
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781448200511
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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