The Great Quest, an 1826 novel relating the adventures of Josiah Woods of Topham and others to Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea, was written by Charles Boardman Hawes. In this exciting story, readers go on a journey with the main character, who goes in search of adventure in distant lands. They meet different characters who will go through many trials with him to achieve their goal. This book is full of adventures, mysteries and unexpected twists that will captivate the reader from the first lines and will not let go until the very end.