I'm reviewing this as part of my "Same Title- Different Book" project! This particular People of the Mist is a 'turn of the century' novel in which the adventures of an Englishman in the 'Dark Continent' are recorded. Free on the Kindle, this novel is certainly entertaining but you have to put aside any modern notions in order to enjoy it. First of all, any non-white characters are mostly depicted in gross stereotypes. It must be read within its context. The plot lines are also sometimes silly in the context of information we have now and all the movies and 'adventure' novels we have been exposed to....but I'm sure many of the escapades in the narrative were quite thrilling and innovative to readers in 1894.