The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner
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"The Story of an African Farm" by Olive Schreiner is a novel published in 1883. Set on a Karoo farm in 19th-century South Africa, it follows three characters—Waldo, Em, and Lyndall—from childhood into adulthood. The novel explores profound questions about faith, feminism, love, marriage, and motherhood through its semi-autobiographical protagonists. Lyndall's fierce independence and refusal to conform to societal expectations anchor this groundbreaking work, which challenged Victorian conventions with its frank treatment
of free thought, gender equality, and women's autonomy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Story of an African Farm |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_an_African_Farm |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 89.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Farm life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Feminists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Africa, Southern -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1441 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1176 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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