Project Gutenberg 1998-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Schreiner, Olive 1855 1920 Iron, Ralph Dream Life and Real Life: A Little African Story 1893 Dream life and real life; a little African story The woman's rose "The policy in favour of protection-". Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "Dream Life and Real Life: A Little African Story" by Olive Schreiner is a short story written in the late 19th century, reflecting Schreiner's keen insights into human emotion and the complexities of life. The book blends elements of realism and allegory, passionately addressing the struggles, dreams, and harsh realities faced by individuals, particularly through the experiences of children in a South African setting. At its core, the narrative examines themes of freedom, identity, and compassion against a backdrop of poverty and longing. The story follows little Jannita, a poor indentured child, who is tasked with herding goats in the arid Karoo landscape. As she dreams of a happier life filled with love and beauty, her reality quickly becomes grim when she realizes one of her goats is missing. In her flight from the oppressive reality of her life, she follows a springbuck into the wilderness, seeking freedom and solace in nature. Throughout her journey, she encounters various figures that symbolize the harsh circumstances of her existence, including the sad truths of loss and betrayal. Ultimately, the tale contrasts the beauty of childhood dreams with the starkness of reality, illustrating the resilience of the human spirit even in grim circumstances as Jannita grapples with her fate and strives for a sense of autonomy amidst a world of confinement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PR Text Africa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 75484 75493 2024-09-01T09:48:53.875169 2023-10-01T08:58:22.173710 text/html text/html 74064 2021-01-27T19:40:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 25238 2021-01-27T19:40:05 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 81983 2024-09-01T09:48:57.516129 application/epub+zip 80860 2024-09-01T09:48:55.242139 application/epub+zip 80861 2024-09-01T09:48:54.410141 application/epub+zip 204218 2024-09-01T09:48:59.185141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195105 2024-09-01T09:48:56.953139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154731 2022-09-01T11:04:21.060241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61665 61639 2024-09-01T09:48:53.634169 2023-10-01T08:58:21.962710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 62120 2016-10-12T11:45:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 23578 2016-10-12T11:46:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 61328 2008-08-16T19:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23442 2008-08-16T19:05:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20734 2024-09-01T09:48:59.322110 application/rdf+xml 16036 2024-09-01T09:48:54.753144 image/jpeg 3694 2024-09-01T09:48:54.581134 image/jpeg 82979 2024-09-01T09:48:53.883148 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia