Project Gutenberg 2007-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 63 Stockley, Cynthia 1883 1936 19026165 Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa Blue Aloes -- The leopard -- Rosanne Ozanne -- April folly. E-text prepared by Al Haines "Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa" by Cynthia Stockley is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the South African landscape, the book introduces readers to themes of love, loss, and the haunting presence of the past within a rural community. The opening story, "The Strange Story of a Karoo Farm," centers around Christine Chaine, a governess who navigates the eerie dynamics at the farm Blue Aloes, while caring for the three children of the enigmatic van Cannan family. The beginning of the narrative immerses us in a dark, unsettling night at the old Karoo farm, where Christine hears mysterious tapping at her window as she lies awake with the children. Disturbed by strange noises and an oppressive atmosphere, she learns of the tragic history surrounding the farm—specifically the deaths of two of the van Cannan children—and grapples with her responsibility for their remaining son, Roderick. As Christine navigates her duties, she becomes entwined in the tension between the carefree demeanor of the children's mother and the shadowy past that haunts the family, setting the stage for a tale of psychological depth and the supernatural that explores the interplay between innocence and hidden horrors in rural South Africa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en South Africa -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Africa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 646653 646599 2024-09-10T03:58:24.012056 2023-09-10T07:36:47.161863 text/html text/html 646646 646592 2024-09-10T03:58:24.260051 2023-09-10T07:36:47.333843 text/html text/html 303452 2024-09-10T03:58:32.233026 application/epub+zip 313950 2024-09-10T03:58:25.838076 application/epub+zip 313951 2024-09-10T03:58:24.918107 application/epub+zip 567912 2024-09-10T03:58:37.290102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534070 2024-09-10T03:58:31.595004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469666 2022-09-10T13:52:21.008363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597563 597552 2024-09-10T03:58:23.470070 2023-09-10T07:36:46.686875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 597322 2007-09-10T14:00:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231585 2007-09-10T14:00:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 597329 2007-09-10T14:00:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231535 2007-09-10T14:00:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19663 2024-09-10T03:58:37.436975 application/rdf+xml 16740 2024-09-10T03:58:25.273095 image/jpeg 3894 2024-09-10T03:58:25.096060 image/jpeg 302777 2024-09-10T03:58:24.316070 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