The Siege of Mafeking (1900)
by A. Hamilton
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About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1900]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (281)
- THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING
- PREFATORY NOTE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS
- CHAPTER I AT SEA
- CHAPTER II A GLANCE AHEAD
- CHAPTER III ON THE ORANGE FREE STATE BORDER
- CHAPTER IV BRICKS OF STRAW
- CHAPTER V DIAMONDS AND WHITE FEATHERS
- CHAPTER VI TWO DAYS BEFORE WAR
- CHAPTER VII THE SKIRMISH AT FIVE MILE BANK
- CHAPTER VIII THE FIRST DAY OF BOMBARDMENT
- CHAPTER IX THE ADVENT OF "BIG BEN"
- CHAPTER X A MIDNIGHT SORTIE
- CHAPTER XI CANNON KOPJE
- CHAPTER XII A RECONNAISSANCE
- CHAPTER XIII THE TOWN GUARD
- CHAPTER XIV WASTED ENERGIES
- CHAPTER XV SHELLS AND SLAUGHTER
- CHAPTER XVI A SOFT-WATER BATH
- CHAPTER XVII THE ECONOMY OF THE SITUATION
- CHAPTER XVIII A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL
- CHAPTER XIX A LITTLE GUN PRACTICE
- CHAPTER XX THE ATTACK UPON GAME TREE
- CHAPTER XXI THE ADVENT OF THE NEW YEAR
- CHAPTER XXII NATIVE LIFE
- CHAPTER XXIII BOMBAST AND BOMB-PROOFS
- CHAPTER XXIV SOME SNIPING AND AN EXECUTION
- CHAPTER XXV LIFE IN THE BRICKFIELDS
- CHAPTER XXVI FROM BAD TO WORSE
- CHAPTER XXVII THE FIRST ATTACK UPON THE BRICKFIELDS
- CHAPTER XXVIII THE SECOND ATTACK UPON THE BRICKFIELDS
- CHAPTER XXIX THE NATIVE QUESTION
- CHAPTER XXX POLITICAL ECONOMY
- CHAPTER XXXI "A HISTORY OF THE BARALONGS"
- CHAPTER XXXII 'TIS WEARY WAITING
- CHAPTER XXXIII TWO HUNDRED DAYS OF SIEGE
- CHAPTER XXXIV THE EPICUREAN'S DELIGHT
- CHAPTER XXXV THE LAST FIGHT
- CHAPTER XXXVI RELIEVED AT LAST
- CHAPTER XXXVII THE END
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