Jock of the Bushveld
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About This Book
Jock of the Bushveld, published in 1907, has been read and enjoyed by millions of children and is now a classic among animal stories. It remains as fresh and exciting as it was when it was first written and is dedicated by Fitzpatrick to '...those keenest and kindest of critics, best of friends and most delightful of comrades the likkle people!'Jock's owner was a young transport rider in the rugged and colourful days of the Transvaal gold rush. Those were the days when big game roamed the land and each sunrise brought a new adventure.The story of the bull terrier who shared his master's life o...
Chapters (60)
- Sir Percy FitzPatrick "Jock of the Bushveld"
- Preface.
- Chapter One.
- The Background.
- Chapter Two.
- Into the Bushveld.
- Chapter Three.
- Jess.
- Chapter Four.
- The Pick of the Puppies.
- Chapter Five.
- Jock’s Schooldays.
- Chapter Six.
- The First Hunt.
- Chapter Seven.
- In the Heart of the Bush.
- Chapter Eight.
- Lost in the Veld.
- Chapter Nine.
- The Impala Stampede.
- Chapter Ten.
- Jock’s Night Out.
- Chapter Eleven.
- The Koodoo Bull.
- Chapter Twelve.
- Jim Makokel’.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- The Allies.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- The Berg.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Paradise Camp.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- The Tiger and Baboons.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- Buffalo Bushfire and Wild Dogs.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- Snowball and Tsetse.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- Jock’s Mistake.
- Chapter Twenty.
- Jantje.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- Monkeys and Wildebeeste.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- The Old Crocodile.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- The Fighting Baboon.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- The Last Trek.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- Our Last Hunt.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- Our Various Ways.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- His Duty.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- Notes.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- Glossary.
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