THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM (UNABRIDGED)

THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM (UNABRIDGED)

Title: THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM (UNABRIDGED)
Author: Olive Schreiner
Release: 2022-08-09
Kind: audiobook
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM (UNABRIDGED 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 Karoo region of South Africa. The story is set in the middle- to late Nineteenth century - the First Boer War is alluded to, but not mentioned by name. The book is semi-autobiographical: in particular, the two principal protagonists display strong similarities to Schreiner's life and philosophy. The book was first published in 1883 in London, under the pseudonym Ralph Iron. It quickly became a best-seller, despite causing some controversy over its frank portrayal of freethought, feminism, premarital sex and pregnancy out of wedlock and transvestitism.

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