The City of Gold (novel)
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| Author | Francis Brett Young |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Publisher | Heinemann (London) |
Publication date | 1939 |
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The City of Gold is a 1939 historical novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young.[1] It is the sequel to the 1937 novel They Seek a Country.
If follows the tribulations of the Grafton family, established in the Transvaal Republic after taking part in the Great Trek more than thirty years earlier. It covers the major events from 1872 to 1896 including the South African gold rush, the founding of Johannesburg, and the Jameson Raid. The Graftons split into pro-Boer and pro-British factions, anticipating the Second Boer War. A number of historical figures such as Cecil Rhodes, Paul Kruger and Leander Jameson.
References
- ^ Ousby p.435
Bibliography
- Ian Ousby. The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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