1937
First Edition.

by Stuart Cloete
Edward Fairly Stuart Graham Cloete (23 July 1897 – 19 March 1976) was a South African novelist, essayist, biographer and short story writer. He published his first novel, Turning Wheels, in 1937: it became a best-seller, selling more than two million copies. Importation of the book was subsequently banned in South Africa, owing to its commentary on the Great Trek, the event in which the book is set.

Many of his 14 novels and most of his short stories are historically based fictional adventures, set against the backdrop of major African, and, in particular, South African historical events.

Inscribed to / Ex Libris Sarah Gertrude Millin.
Sarah Gertrude Millin, née Liebson (19 March 1889 – 6 July 1968), was a South African author.

”In her lifetime, she was one of the most popular English-language novelists in South Africa. She also wrote biographies of Cecil Rhodes and General Jan Smuts.

With an abrasive personality and domineering attitude, Sarah made enemies easily. Yet she could be most generous to those who gained her sympathy, especially to young, struggling authors. Her growing acceptance, in principle, of separate development for the Black and the White races in Africa alienated her from the liberal left and resulted in many adverse estimations of her work. In her historical writings she was largely impressionistic and lacked the necessary measure of scholarly objectivity; as a novelist she was the foremost writer of her generation. Her realistic portrayal of regional character and scene, notable for lucidity and precision of expression, remains of germinal importance to the development of South African English fiction.” https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org

Bookplate by Lippy Lipshitz.
Israel-Isaac Lipshitz (8 May 1903 – 17 May 1980) was a South African sculptor, painter and printmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important South African sculptors.

Lacking dust-jacket.
145mm x 210mm

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