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The Story of an African Farm

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Olive Schreiner

The novel details the lives of three characters, first as children and then as adults - Waldo, Em and Lyndall - who live on a farm in the Ka…

South African Memories

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Lady Sarah Wilson

Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson was the aunt of Winston Spencer Churchill. In 1899 she became the first woman war correspondent when she …

The Outspan: Tales of South Africa

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Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick

Six poignant short stories reminiscent of life as a transport rider in the Transvaal veld in the days of the gold rush in South Africa at th…

41 - Ch. 33: The Yearning of a Breaking Heart

In East Lynne

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Mrs. Henry Wood

Ellen Wood (1814-1887) was an English novelist, better known as Mrs. Henry Wood. She wrote over 30 novels, many of which (especially East Ly…

Chapter 1

In Little Men (version 2)

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Louisa May Alcott

Little Men follows the life of Jo Bhaer and the students who live and learn at the Plumfield Estate School that she runs with her husband, P…

012 - Book II, Chapters 8 and 9

In Camilla

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Frances Burney

Camilla is Frances Burney's third novel. It became very popular upon its publication in 1796. Jane Austen referred to it, among other novels…

22 - Chapter XVII: The Hold of a Highland Robber

In Waverley, Volume 1

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Sir Walter Scott

Waverley is set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in the person of Charles Edward Stuart (or…

21 - Florence expects a Guest

In Romola

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George Eliot

George Eliot's own favorite among her novels, this novel tells the story of Romola, the intelligent daughter of a blind scholar, who is fall…

00 - Dedication and Preface

In Jock of the Bushveld

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Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick

Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir Percy Fitzpatrick when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, jou…