The Story of an African Farm

The Story of an African Farm Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEW
Optimized for the MobiPocket Reader, this is a very special edition of Olive Schreiner's "The Story of an African Farm." If you click on one of the words in the text, a convenient pop-up window appears with an English thesaurus for that word, which comes from Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org) . Running throughout the text, uncommon English words are highlighted in blue that are likely to be found in examinations in English Language Programs (ELP) , English as a Foreign Language (EFL) programs, or in English as a Second Language Programs (ESL) . The highlighted vocabulary words are also likely to be found in Advanced Placement-(AP-) , TOEFL-, TOEIC-, SAT-, PSAT- , GMAT-, LSAT-, GRE-, or similar examinations. TOEFL-, TOEIC-, GRE-, AP- and Advanced Placement- are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service; PSAT- is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation; SAT- is a registered trademark of the College Board; GMAT- is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council; LSAT- is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council. All rights reserved. These organizations neither sponsored nor are affiliated with this product. FROM THE BACK COVER
The Story of an African Farm (1883) marks an early appearance in fiction of Victorian society's emerging New Woman. The novel follows the spiritual quests of Lyndall and Waldo, who each struggle against social constraints in their search for happiness and truth: Lyndall, against society's expectations of women, and Waldo against stifling class conventions. Written from the margins of the British empire, the novel addresses the conflicts of race, class, and gender that shaped the lives of European settlers in Southern Africa before the Boer Wars.

This Broadview edition includes appendices that link the novel to histories of empire and colonialism, the emergence of the New Woman, and the conflicts between science and religion in the Victorian period. Contemporary reviews are also included.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) , was a South African author, pacifist and political activist. Editor Joseph Bristow is a Lecturer in Victorian Studies, University of York. Read more Continue reading Read less