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Thoughts on South Africa

Olive Schreiner (1855 - 1920)

'Thoughts on South Africa' is a collection of Schreiner's observations of colonial South Africa in the early 19th century, mostly regarding Boer-English relations. The book was published posthumously in 1923. Prospective listeners should be aware that it reflects the place, culture and language of the time in which it was written.

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Modern (20th C)

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Foreword by S. C. Cronwright-Schreiner	Rachel May Ferriman	00:04:18
Play 01	Prefatory Note 1896	Rachel May Ferriman	00:02:48
Play 02	Dedication and Introduction 1901	Rachel May Ferriman	00:26:23
Play 03	Part One: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Political Status: The Problem	Rachel May Ferriman	00:49:24
Play 04	Part Two: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Political Status: The Problem	Rachel May Ferriman	00:34:12
Play 05	Part One: II. The Boer	Rachel May Ferriman	00:42:09
Play 06	Part Two: II. The Boer	Rachel May Ferriman	00:41:11
Play 07	Part One: III. The Problem of Slavery	Rachel May Ferriman	00:43:23
Play 08	Part Two: III. The Problem of Slavery	Rachel May Ferriman	00:36:15
Play 09	Part One: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer	Rachel May Ferriman	00:31:45
Play 10	Part Two: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer	Rachel May Ferriman	00:58:59
Play 11	Part One: V. The Boer Woman and the Modern Woman's Question	Rachel May Ferriman	00:27:44
Play 12	Part Two: V. The Boer Woman and the Modern Woman’s Question	Rachel May Ferriman	00:33:52
Play 13	VI. The Boer and His Republics	Rachel May Ferriman	00:54:47
Play 14	Part One: VII. The Psychology of the Boer	Rachel May Ferriman	00:54:22
Play 15	Part Two: VII. The Psychology of the Boer	Rachel May Ferriman	00:42:49
Play 16	Part Three: VII. The Psychology of the Boer	Rachel May Ferriman	00:46:15
Play 17	Part One: VIII. The Englishman	Rachel May Ferriman	00:40:01
Play 18	Part Two: VIII. The Englishman	Rachel May Ferriman	00:51:31
Play 19	Note A. The South African Nation (1900)	Rachel May Ferriman	00:44:54
Play 20	Note B. The Value of Human Varieties (1901)	Rachel May Ferriman	00:07:18
Play 21	Note C. The Domestic Life of the Boer (1899)	Rachel May Ferriman	00:13:41
Play 22	Note D. Our Waste Land in Mashonaland (1891)	Rachel May Ferriman	00:13:41

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