Project Gutenberg 2006-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 62 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula De Zuidster, het land der diamanten Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "De Zuidster, het land der diamanten" by Jules Verne is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Cyprianus Méré, a young French engineer and scientist, who has come to South Africa on a mission of geological research pertaining to diamonds. His aspirations, however, hit a snag when he presents a marriage proposal to Alice Watkins, only to face the resistance of her father, Mr. Watkins, who has other plans for his daughter. The opening of the novel introduces the main character, Cyprianus Méré, as he earnestly asks Mr. Watkins for the hand of his daughter Alice. As they engage in conversation, the clash between Méré's scientific ambitions and Watkins' rigid social expectations becomes evident. Mr. Watkins' dismissive reaction to the proposal reveals not only his protective nature but also the socio-economic divides that complicate relationships in this setting. The scene is further enriched by the introduction of Alice, who brings a touch of levity with her playful conversation about her pet ostrich, providing a glimpse into her character and her relationship with Méré as they interact against the rough backdrop of diamond mining in Grikwaland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Diamond mines and mining -- South Africa -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 595994 590795 2024-09-08T03:48:54.149795 2023-09-08T06:21:09.765312 text/html text/html 594239 2006-01-23T10:41:00 text/html 206117 2006-01-23T10:41:00 text/html application/zip 269851 2024-09-08T03:49:03.409735 application/epub+zip 278887 2024-09-08T03:48:56.417776 application/epub+zip 278887 2024-09-08T03:48:55.191793 application/epub+zip 481222 2024-09-08T03:49:08.405727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450301 2024-09-08T03:49:02.448812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450227 2022-09-08T11:51:10.687741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533912 533822 2024-09-08T03:48:52.566831 2023-09-08T06:21:08.330316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 533344 2006-01-23T10:40:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 197973 2006-01-23T10:41:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18923 2024-09-08T03:49:08.564753 application/rdf+xml 11936 2024-09-08T03:48:55.559796 image/jpeg 2897 2024-09-08T03:48:55.374791 image/jpeg 261213 2024-09-08T03:48:54.204861 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 pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia