The War of the Axe; Or, Adventures in South Africa
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Chapters (49)(click to expand)
- J. Percy-Groves "The War of the Axe" "Adventures in South Africa"
- Chapter One.
- The Surat Castle—Our Hero—A Rough Night in the Atlantic—After the Gale—Land ho!
- Chapter Two.
- The Desert Island—A Happy Release.
- Chapter Three.
- Tom Flinders is reminded of the old saying—“The World is very small.”
- Chapter Four.
- Mr Weston’s Story.
- Chapter Five.
- The end of the Voyage—Table Bay—“Doth not a meeting like this, make amends!”
- Chapter Six.
- Tom Flinders’ Home—“A friend in need Is a friend indeed!”—An Expedition proposed.
- Chapter Seven.
- The Start from Mossel Bay—On “Trek”—Outspanned—Round the Camp Fire.
- Chapter Eight.
- Tom gives the Alarm—Rifle versus Assegai—Triumph of the White Man!—“Kicking Jan” outkicks himself—A Catastrophe—Arrival at Ralfontein.
- Chapter Nine.
- Ralfontein—Captain Jamieson and his family—Business before pleasure!—The last evening at the Farm—A startling proposal.
- Chapter Ten.
- Farewell to Ralfontein.
- Chapter Eleven.
- How Tom and his friend went a-hunting; and what befell them.
- Chapter Twelve.
- Missing!—The search—How Tom was besieged in a cave—The return home.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- Two years after—Rumours of war—Good news for Tom—Mr Weston makes an interesting proposal.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Off to the wars!—Jamieson’s Horse—A bumptious sub—Tom’s first patrol.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Tom receives an unexpected invitation—With the Cape Rifles—Mountain warfare—Formidable odds—The effects of shell.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- The attack on the escort—Fifty to one!—A deed of “Derrin’ do”—Arrival at the camp—Bad news.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- Fighting their battles o’er again.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- The 18th April—A Fight against terrible odds—Numbered with the slain!—The March to Block Drift.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire.
- Chapter Twenty.
- An unexpected Meeting—A friendly Caffre.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- In Durance vile—The Prisoners learn their fate—A fatal Dose.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- A Starlight Tramp.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- Crossing the Storm Bergen—A Scene of Slaughter—Tom’s last adventure—“Out of the Wood” at last!
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- The Last.
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