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Always active in politics, he also found time to write several books besides the classic Jock of the Bushveld. He died on his Eastern Cape Farm, Amanzi, in , where he is buried. Jock of the Bushveld. Variant price modifier:. Sales price:. Sales price without tax:.

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Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. This is a digitised reissue of a book by BiblioLife who are aiming to produce books of cultural or historic importance published before Outspan was published by Heineman in I really enjoyed this series of short stories set in the main in Barberton and Swaziland in the s.

It is written in a lively colloquial style encapsulating the slang and attitudes of the period. At the time Barberton was the centre of a gold-rush, goods were transported by ox-wagon and 'roads' consisted of This is a digitised reissue of a book by BiblioLife who are aiming to produce books of cultural or historic importance published before At the time Barberton was the centre of a gold-rush, goods were transported by ox-wagon and 'roads' consisted of trails through bush and over mountains. A railway through the Kaap valley was being built.

Sir Percy was a transport driver until he lost his oxen to sleeping sickness and had to take an 'office job' in Barberton, writing a weekly column for The Barberton Herald on the side. Sir Percy is a good raconteur, and these are campfire stories, some based upon lightly disguised real individuals. For example Sebougwaan, the Englishman dressed in a towel and a monocle, the subject of the first story, did live in Swaziland. The first three stories are excellent, although not politically correct.

They are authentic in period, place and people. The last three are more contrived. There is some romance, and a thriller designed to chill.

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Sir Percy has a very soft spot for children and one Child's utterances would have had the paedophile police descending upon him. Yet this reflects a rather twee Victorian attitude to childhood, which makes me feel rather uncomfortable. I have the same reaction to his dedication in his classic children's book 'Jock of the Bushveld'. Overall a good light read. It has particular resonance for me as my great grandparents emigrated to this area at that time. Dec 27, Steve Mayberry rated it did not like it.

Is there anything more charming than a racist, sexist, smug, earlyth-century British gentleman?

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Jun 01, Andrew rated it it was ok. Having read a number of historical books particularly set in Africa which I found interesting I really couldn't get into this one. I found the writing disjointed, to such an extent that I wondered if it was me rather than the way it was written.

Of course there were the dated references to the native peoples which are shocking to read, but I should emphasise do not constitute a large part of this work. Gerrit Haarhoff rated it liked it Oct 13, Flower Ali rated it it was ok Nov 30, Kevin Thornton rated it it was amazing Aug 28, Estelle Swanepoel rated it it was ok Mar 22, Neville Medley rated it really liked it Jul 11, Crazyarms rated it it was amazing Jan 11, Tony Ruiz rated it liked it Apr 14, Philip rated it really liked it Jun 21, Carol Jensen rated it liked it Nov 11, Leonel Evans rated it it was amazing Apr 28,