FRANCIS BRETT YOUNG - CITY OF GOLD -It is a story of the Annexation of the Transvaal; of Sekukuni's

“The City of Gold” by SOUTH AFRICAN BACKGROUND -Francis Brett Young,  has some very vivid descriptions of life as a transport rider and prospector in and around Lydenburg at this time (1939). Set in South Africa's Rand, The City of Gold is a sequel to They Seek a Country (1937). The history of the Grafton family, taken up thirty years after the ending of the first novel stretches from 1872 to 1896. It is a story of the Annexation of the Transvaal; of Sekukuni's wars; of the development of the mining industry of the Transvaal; and of Johannesburg, the city of gold. Historical figures such as Kruger, Joubert, the Rhodes brothers and Jameson are included in the fiction. The brothers and sisters of the Grafton family represent a variety of opinion: nationalistic; pro-Boer; pro-English; moderate; and, in the case of Janse and Lena.This is a magnificent novel bringing to life the beauty of an immense and varied land, and of its people, written with the sensitivity of a born poet.   http://www.fbysociety.co.uk/fbyworks.htm .

The Book Club - Lovely 548 pages, red hardback 1940 good condition well binded and clean, previous owner's name written small on inside hardback, small age spots on end pages and on edges of pages.