The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner
Lyndall, Schreiner's articulate young feminist, marks the entry of the controversial New Woman into 19th-century fiction. Raised as an orphan amid a makeshift family, she witnesses an intolerable world of colonial exploitation. Desiring a formal education, she leaves the isolated farm for boarding school in her early teens, only to return four years later from an unhappy relationship. Unable to meet the demands of her mysterious lover, Lyndall retires to a house in Bloemfontein, where, delirious with exhaustion, she is unknowingly tended by an English farmer disguised as her female nurse. This is the devoted Gregory Rose, Schreiner's daring embodiment of the sensitive New Man. A cause celebre when it appeared in London, "The Story of an African Farm" transformed the shape and course of the late-Victorian novel. From the haunting plains of South Africa's high Karoo, Schreiner boldly addresses her society's greatest fears - the loss of faith, the dissolution of marriage, and women's social and political independence.Olive Schreiner was a South African author, anti-war activist, and philosopher who lived from 1855 to 1920. She is most known today for her work The Tale of an African Farm, which has received widespread acclaim since its original publication in 1883 for its daring treatment of contemporary concerns.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192828859 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192828851 |
| Title | The Story of an African Farm |
| Author | Olive Schreiner |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1992-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 322 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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