Jock of the Bushveld

The much-loved classic by Percy Fitzpatrick, available as a limited centena ry edition. Jock of the Bushveld, published in 1907, has been read and enjo yed by millions of children and is now a classic among animal stories. It r emains as fresh and exciting as it was when it was first written. Since its release in 1907 it has remained a firm favourite in South Africa and has b een widely read abroad; it has been printed in many languages including Afr ikaans, Dutch, French, Xhosa and Zulu. Jock's owner was a young transport r ider in the rugged and colourful days of the Transvaal gold rush. Those wer e the days when big game roamed the land and each sunrise brought a new adv enture. Fitzpatrick first told his children about his adventures with his d og at bedtime. It was his close friend Rudyard Kipling who convinced him to collect the stories and record them in a book. The story of the bull terri er who shared his master's life on the veld has been illustrated with livel y sketches by Edmund Caldwell. Fitzpatrick searched for a suitable artist t o illustrate the book and settled on the talents of Edmund Caldwell, and he went as far as to take Caldwell to South Africa to see the Bushveld to ens ure the authenticity of his illustrations.

Product Info

ISBN: 0868522376

ISBN-13: 9780868522371

Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers

Year: 2009

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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