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Thoughts on South Africa

'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. (13 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Foreword by S. C. Cronwright-Schreiner

Prefatory Note 1896

Dedication and Introduction 1901

Part One: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Polit…

Part Two: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Polit…

Part One: II. The Boer

Part Two: II. The Boer

Part One: III. The Problem of Slavery

Part Two: III. The Problem of Slavery

Part One: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer

Part Two: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer

Part One: V. The Boer Woman and the Modern Woman's Question

Part Two: V. The Boer Woman and the Modern Woman’s Question

VI. The Boer and His Republics

Part One: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

Part Two: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

Part Three: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

Part One: VIII. The Englishman

Part Two: VIII. The Englishman

Note A. The South African Nation (1900)

Note B. The Value of Human Varieties (1901)

Note C. The Domestic Life of the Boer (1899)

Note D. Our Waste Land in Mashonaland (1891)