Project Gutenberg 2012-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 59 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Dronsart, M. (Marie) Dronsart, Marie Jess: Épisode de la guerre du Transvaal Produced by Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Jess: Épisode de la guerre du Transvaal" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the backdrop of the Transvaal War and introduces the main character, Captain John Niel, who finds himself in a precarious adventure involving a dangerous ostrich and two young women, Bessie and Jess Croft. The narrative explores themes of survival, danger, and emerging relationships in a vivid South African landscape. The opening of the novel presents a sweltering day in the Transvaal, where Captain John Niel encounters a fierce ostrich while attempting to reach the home of an old farmer, Mr. Croft. During this encounter, he bravely intervenes to save Bessie Croft from a deadly attack by the bird, leading to an unexpected and powerful connection between them. As the scene unfolds, we also meet Jess, Bessie's sister, who carries an air of mystery that intrigues John. The narrative sets the stage for John's transition from military life to farming in South Africa, amidst the complexities of relationships and the stark beauty of his new surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Adventure stories Transvaal (South Africa) -- Fiction PR Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 602041 602050 2024-09-16T08:43:25.221195 2023-09-17T03:57:14.634080 text/html text/html 591567 2021-01-08T09:44:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 223217 2021-01-08T09:44:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284334 2024-09-16T08:43:34.019177 application/epub+zip 293722 2024-09-16T08:43:27.080180 application/epub+zip 293722 2024-09-16T08:43:25.979192 application/epub+zip 592969 2024-09-16T08:43:39.399132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550216 2024-09-16T08:43:33.267168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479564 2022-09-17T14:28:12.079273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578243 577987 2024-09-16T08:43:24.052207 2023-09-17T03:57:13.599080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 563864 2021-01-08T09:44:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216563 2021-01-08T09:44:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19323 2024-09-16T08:43:39.552108 application/rdf+xml 17389 2024-09-16T08:43:26.352187 image/jpeg 3991 2024-09-16T08:43:26.163204 image/jpeg 279513 2024-09-16T08:43:25.276271 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