The Story of an African Farm - Olive Schreiner

Lyndall Schreiner's articulate young feminist marks the entry of the controversial New Woman into nineteenth-century fiction. Raised as an orphan amid a makeshift family she witnesses an intolerable world of colonial exploitation. Desiring a formal education she leaves the isolated farm for boarding school in her early teens only to return four years later from an unhappy relationship. Unable to meet the demands of her mysterious lover Lyndall retires to a house in Bloemfontein where delirious with exhaustion she is unknowingly tended by an English farmer disguised as her female nurse. This is the devoted Gregory Rose Schreiner's daring embodiment of the sensitive New Man. A cause celebre when it appeared in London The Story of an African Farm transformed the shape and course of the late-Victorian novel. From the haunting plains of South Africa's high Karoo Schreiner boldly addresses her society's greatest fears - the loss of faith the dissolution of marriage and women's social and political independence. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.

TITLE: The Story of an African Farm

AUTHOR: Olive Schreiner

SKU: 9780199538010

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

DATE PUBLISHED: 13/11/2008

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 336

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 195 mm x 17 mm

WEIGHT: 234 gr