The Bush Boys

About this eBook

Author

Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883

Title

The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Africa, Southern -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

21237

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21237

Release Date

April 27, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."The Bush Boys" — Chapter One. — The Boors. — Chapter Two. — The “Kraal.” — Chapter Three. — The “Springhaan.” — Chapter Four. — A talk about Locusts. — Chapter Five. — The Locust-Flight. — Chapter Six. — “Inspann and Trek!” — Chapter Seven. — “Water! Water!” — Chapter Eight. — The fate of the Hero. — Chapter Nine. — A Lion “Couchant.” — Chapter Ten. — A Lion in the Trap. — Chapter Eleven. — The Death of the Lion. — Chapter Twelve. — A talk about Lions. — Chapter Thirteen. — The travellers benighted. — Chapter Fourteen. — The “Trek-Boken.” — Chapter Fifteen. — Spooring for a Spring. — Chapter Sixteen. — The terrible “Tsetse.” — Chapter Seventeen. — The Long-Horned Rhinoceros. — Chapter Eighteen. — A heavy combat. — Chapter Nineteen. — The Death of the Elephant. — Chapter Twenty. — Turned Hunters. — Chapter Twenty One. — “Jerking” an Elephant. — Chapter Twenty Two. — The hideous Hyena. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Stalking the Ourebi. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Little Jan’s Adventure. — Chapter Twenty Five. — A chapter upon Hyenas. — Chapter Twenty Six. — A house among the tree-tops. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — The battle of the wild peacocks. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — Upon the “Spoor.” — Chapter Twenty Nine. — A rogue Elephant. — Chapter Thirty. — The missing hunter, and the Wildebeests. — Chapter Thirty One. — The Ant-Eater of Africa. — Chapter Thirty Two. — Hans chased by the Wildebeest. — Chapter Thirty Three. — Besieged by the Bull. — Chapter Thirty Four. — A helpless beast. — Chapter Thirty Five. — The elephant’s sleeping-roost. — Chapter Thirty Six. — Making the elephant’s bed. — Chapter Thirty Seven. — The Wild-Asses of Africa. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — Planning the capture of the Quaggas. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — The Pit-Trap. — Chapter Forty. — Driving in the Eland. — Chapter Forty One. — A wild ride on Quagga-back. — Chapter Forty Two. — The Gun-Trap. — Chapter Forty Three. — The Weaver-Birds. — Chapter Forty Four. — The Spitting-Snake. — Chapter Forty Five. — The Serpent-Eater. — Chapter Forty Six. — Totty and the Chacmas. — Chapter Forty Seven. — The wild hounds and the Hartebeest. — Chapter Forty Eight. — Conclusion. — The End.

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