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Olive Schreiner was a South African author, anti-war campaigner, Feminist and intellectual. She is best known for her novel The story of an African Farm which has been highly acclaimed.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project,... Read Full Overview

Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland is a novel written by Olive Schreiner, a South African author, and feminist activist. The story is set in the late 19th century during the Second Matabele War in Mashonaland, a region in Southern Africa. The protagonist, Trooper Peter Halket,... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland It was a dark night; a chill breath was coming from the east; not enough to disturb the blaze of Trooper Peter Halket's fire, yet enough to make it quiver. He sat alone beside it, on the top of a koppje. All about was an impenetrable... Read Full Overview

It was a dark night; a chill breath was coming from the east; not enough to disturb the blaze of Trooper Peter Halket's fire, yet enough to make it quiver. He sat alone beside it on the top of a kopje. All about was an impenetrable darkness; not a star was visible in the black... Read Full Overview

Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Olive (Emilia Albertina) Schreiner, Mrs. Cronwright (also wrote as: Ralph Iron) (1855-1920) was a South African author, pacifist and political activist. In 1867 she moved to Cradock with her older brother. When her brother left Cradock, Olive chose to become a governess. She... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1897, "Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland" is a bitterly scathing allegory written about her disillusionment with the politics of Cecil John Rhodes. Schreiner became increasingly involved with the politics of the South Africa, leading her to make influential... Read Full Overview

Klassiker aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es war eine dunkle Nacht und von Osten her kam ein schneidend kalter Luftzug, der nicht stark genug war, das Feuer auszul schen, welches sich der Reiter Peter Halket... Read Full Overview

Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland by Olive Schreiner Olive Schreiner was a South African author, anti-war campaigner, Feminist and intellectual. She is best known for her novel The story of an African Farm which has been highly acclaimed. Any profits generated from the sale... Read Full Overview

"Barnato, Rhodes - die hatten alle etwas aus dem Lande heraus geschlagen?: warum sollte er nicht auch reich werden " Der junge Peter Halket reist von England nach S dafrika, um Geld f r sich und seine Mutter zu verdienen. Um seinem Traum von schnell verdienten Reicht mern zu... Read Full Overview

Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner (1855-1920) was named after her three older brothers, Oliver (1848-1854), Albert (1843-1843) and Emile (1852-1852), who died before she was born. She was the ninth of twelve children born to a missionary couple, Gottlob Schreiner and Rebecca Lyndall,... Read Full Overview