The story of an African farm - Olive Schreiner
The story of an African farm - Olive Schreiner
This novel is one of the most astonishing, least expected, fiction masterpieces of its time and one which has had an enduring influence.
Two orphaned sisters grow up in the 1860s on a lonely Bible-dominated farm in the thirsty mountain veld: Em is fat, sweet and contented, a born housewife; Lyndall, clever, restless, beautiful ... and doomed. Their childhood is disrupted by a bombastic Irishman, Bonaparte Blenkins, who claims blood ties with Wellington and Queen Victoria and so gains uncanny influence over the girls' gross, stupid stepmother ...
As the story of Em and Lyndall’s two careers — both in their ways, tragic yet fulfilled — is taken to its end, we learn not merely of a backwater in colonial history but of the whole human condition.
Condition
Condition
Very Good (VG): I may show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper.
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Dimensions
L: 18cm; W: 11cm; H: 1.4cm
Weight
Weight
0.17 kg
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This is a previously loved book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show some signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us.
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