"Quaternary" is a work of the classic of English adventure literature of T.M. Reеd (1818 - 1883). The novel was written in 1856. This is one of the author's best novels, which gives a broad picture of the life of the South of the United States of America during slavery. The slave-owning way of life hinders the love of heroes, forcing them to seek salvation in flight from injustice. But this escape itself is full of dangers.