The War of the Axe
by J. Percy Groves
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About this eBook
- Author
- Groves, J. Percy (John Percy)
- Title
- The War of the Axe; Or, Adventures in South Africa
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- South Africa -- History -- Frontier Wars, 1811-1878 -- Fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 37661
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37661
- Release Date
- October 8, 2011
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."Adventures in South Africa" — Chapter One. — The Surat Castle—Our Hero—A Rough Night in the Atlantic—After the Gale—Land ho! — Chapter Two. — The Desert Island—A Happy Release. — Chapter Three. — Tom Flinders is reminded of the old saying—“The World is very small.” — Chapter Four. — Mr Weston’s Story. — Chapter Five. — The end of the Voyage—Table Bay—“Doth not a meeting like this, make amends!” — Chapter Six. — Tom Flinders’ Home—“A friend in need Is a friend indeed!”—An Expedition proposed. — Chapter Seven. — The Start from Mossel Bay—On “Trek”—Outspanned—Round the Camp Fire. — Chapter Eight. — Tom gives the Alarm—Rifle versus Assegai—Triumph of the White Man!—“Kicking Jan” outkicks himself—A Catastrophe—Arrival at Ralfontein. — Chapter Nine. — Ralfontein—Captain Jamieson and his family—Business before pleasure!—The last evening at the Farm—A startling proposal. — Chapter Ten. — Farewell to Ralfontein. — Chapter Eleven. — How Tom and his friend went a-hunting; and what befell them. — Chapter Twelve. — Missing!—The search—How Tom was besieged in a cave—The return home. — Chapter Thirteen. — Two years after—Rumours of war—Good news for Tom—Mr Weston makes an interesting proposal. — Chapter Fourteen. — Off to the wars!—Jamieson’s Horse—A bumptious sub—Tom’s first patrol. — Chapter Fifteen. — Tom receives an unexpected invitation—With the Cape Rifles—Mountain warfare—Formidable odds—The effects of shell. — Chapter Sixteen. — The attack on the escort—Fifty to one!—A deed of “Derrin’ do”—Arrival at the camp—Bad news. — Chapter Seventeen. — Fighting their battles o’er again. — Chapter Eighteen. — The 18th April—A Fight against terrible odds—Numbered with the slain!—The March to Block Drift. — Chapter Nineteen. — Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire. — Chapter Twenty. — An unexpected Meeting—A friendly Caffre. — Chapter Twenty One. — In Durance vile—The Prisoners learn their fate—A fatal Dose. — Chapter Twenty Two. — A Starlight Tramp. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Crossing the Storm Bergen—A Scene of Slaughter—Tom’s last adventure—“Out of the Wood” at last! — Chapter Twenty Four. — The Last.
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