Project Gutenberg 2006-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 96 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Jess Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. John Bickers; Dagny and David Widger "Jess" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in the Transvaal region of South Africa and centers around Captain John Niel, a former army officer who embarks on a new life as an assistant to a Boer farmer, Silas Croft, and his beautiful nieces, Bessie and Jess. The narrative explores themes of adventure, love, and the complexities between different cultures in a post-war landscape. At the start of the novel, the oppressive heat of a Transvaal day envelops Captain John Niel as he rides toward his new life. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he rescues Bessie Croft from an attacking ostrich, slowly revealing the connections he will form with the Croft sisters. While Bessie radiates vitality and charm, her sister Jess possesses a deeper, more enigmatic quality. Their contrasting personalities set the stage for romantic tensions and personal discoveries. As John begins to embed himself in their world, the narrative develops around the dynamics of love and duty, the expectations of masculinity, and the trials faced in navigating life amidst the enchanting yet treacherous South African landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Transvaal (South Africa) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 666418 666600 2024-10-03T06:59:03.953255 2023-10-03T06:46:36.470968 text/html text/html 689095 2021-03-31T09:28:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 248509 2021-03-31T09:34:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 355909 2024-10-03T06:59:13.197184 application/epub+zip 356707 2024-10-03T06:59:06.029254 application/epub+zip 356707 2024-10-03T06:59:04.763246 application/epub+zip 541790 2024-10-03T06:59:19.084186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508854 2024-10-03T06:59:12.370268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485620 2022-09-03T09:18:43.190034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638954 638935 2024-10-03T06:59:03.043228 2023-10-03T06:46:35.578938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 638906 2021-03-31T09:33:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 243399 2021-03-31T09:33:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19730 2024-10-03T06:59:19.221329 application/rdf+xml 9992 2024-10-03T06:59:05.306222 image/jpeg 2832 2024-10-03T06:59:05.035214 image/jpeg 303290 2024-10-03T06:59:04.012230 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