Project Gutenberg 2005-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 55 Schreiner, Olive 1855 1920 Iron, Ralph Malmberg, Aino 1865 1933 Malmberg, Aino M. Perenius Ratsumies Peter Halket Mashonamaasta Reading ease score: 50.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe. "Ratsumies Peter Halket Mashonamaasta" by Olive Schreiner is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the journey of Peter Halket, a soldier wandering alone at night in an unfamiliar and ominous landscape, as he grapples with loneliness, fear, and memories of his past. The narrative seems to delve into themes of colonialism, identity, and moral conflict, as Peter contemplates not only his immediate survival but also larger existential questions. At the start of the story, we find Peter Halket sitting by a campfire on a cold, dark night after having separated from his fellow soldiers. Alone and exhausted, he reflects on his memories of home, including his mother, all while being acutely aware of his vulnerability in the wilderness. The opening establishes a tense atmosphere as he listens for signs of life amidst the silence and wrestles with his own thoughts of wealth and success in a colonial context. The arrival of a mysterious stranger introduces a new dynamic to Peter's situation, prompting questions about race, identity, and the moral implications of his actions within the colonial framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Zimbabwe -- History -- Shona Revolt, 1896-1897 -- Fiction Africa, Southern -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 177742 177540 2024-10-07T08:39:08.987804 2023-09-07T09:36:35.094484 text/html text/html 170032 2020-12-11T06:11:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 75357 2020-12-11T06:11:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 162296 2024-10-07T08:39:15.698771 application/epub+zip 163721 2024-10-07T08:39:12.451779 application/epub+zip 122342 2024-10-07T08:39:11.232774 application/epub+zip 337243 2024-10-07T08:39:17.993745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324717 2024-10-07T08:39:14.783783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281207 2022-09-08T01:12:47.680197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167500 167428 2024-10-07T08:39:08.529788 2023-09-07T09:36:34.765432 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 160200 2020-12-11T06:11:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61750 2020-12-11T06:11:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21049 2024-10-07T08:39:18.122732 application/rdf+xml 17936 2024-10-07T08:39:11.772772 image/jpeg 3876 2024-10-07T08:39:11.498895 image/jpeg 166354 2024-10-07T08:39:09.007794 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia