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The story of an African farm
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The story of an African farm

by Olive Schreiner, Dan Jacobson

This novel depicts the lives of two friends growing up on a nineteenth-century South African farm. As they search for truth and meaning, Waldo struggles with his social standing while Lyndall rebels against the restrictive gender roles of the era.

Accession 7739 ISBN 0844602477 Publisher Peter Smith
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