Trooper Peter Halket Of Mashonaland

Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland is a novel written by Olive Schreiner, a South African author, and feminist activist. The story is set in the late 19th century during the Second Matabele War in Mashonaland, a region in Southern Africa. The protagonist, Trooper Peter Halket, is a young man who joins the British South Africa Company's police force to fight against the Matabele warriors. The novel follows his journey from a naive and idealistic young man to a disillusioned soldier who questions the morality of the war he is fighting. Along the way, Peter meets and falls in love with Rachel, a young woman who challenges his beliefs and opens his eyes to the complexities of the conflict. The novel explores themes of colonialism, racism, and the impact of war on individuals and society.Schreiner's writing style is vivid and descriptive, bringing to life the landscapes, people, and cultures of Southern Africa. Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that offers a unique perspective on a pivotal moment in African history.Since eight in the morning he had wandered among long grasses, and ironstone kopjes, and stunted bush, and had come upon no sign of human habitation, but the remains of a burnt kraal, and a down-trampled and now uncultivated mealie field, where a month before the Chartered Company's forces had destroyed a native settlement.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.