The Story of an African Farm - The Penguin English Library

Olive Schreiner

Paperback (26 Aug 1982)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Two cousins grow up in the 1860s on a lonely 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 gains uncanny influence over the girls' gross, stupid stepmother . . . This novel is one of the most astonishing, least-expected fiction masterpieces of its time and one that has had an enduring influence.

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Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN:	9780140431841
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Pub date:	26 Aug 1982
DEWEY:	823
DEWEY edition:	18
Language:	English
Number of pages:	300
Weight:	230g
Height:	197mm
Width:	131mm
Spine width:	18mm