Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2007-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 225 Stockley, Cynthia 1883 1936 19026165 Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa Blue Aloes -- The leopard -- Rosanne Ozanne -- April folly. E-text prepared by Al Haines "Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa" by Cynthia Stockley is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the South African landscape, the book introduces readers to themes of love, loss, and the haunting presence of the past within a rural community. The opening story, "The Strange Story of a Karoo Farm," centers around Christine Chaine, a governess who navigates the eerie dynamics at the farm Blue Aloes, while caring for the three children of the enigmatic van Cannan family. The beginning of the narrative immerses us in a dark, unsettling night at the old Karoo farm, where Christine hears mysterious tapping at her window as she lies awake with the children. Disturbed by strange noises and an oppressive atmosphere, she learns of the tragic history surrounding the farm—specifically the deaths of two of the van Cannan children—and grapples with her responsibility for their remaining son, Roderick. As Christine navigates her duties, she becomes entwined in the tension between the carefree demeanor of the children's mother and the shadowy past that haunts the family, setting the stage for a tale of psychological depth and the supernatural that explores the interplay between innocence and hidden horrors in rural South Africa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en South Africa -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Africa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Novels 646833 2025-06-09T12:22:11.437811 text/html 646654 2025-01-09T12:02:45.296223 text/html 327050 2025-06-09T12:22:22.128792 application/epub+zip 337302 2025-06-09T12:22:15.048805 application/epub+zip 317514 2025-06-09T12:22:13.696798 application/epub+zip 598793 2025-06-09T12:22:27.651742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564895 2025-06-09T12:22:21.252770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469666 2022-09-10T13:52:21.008363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597563 2025-06-09T12:22:10.921805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 597322 2007-09-10T14:00:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231585 2007-09-10T14:00:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 597329 2007-09-10T14:00:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231535 2007-09-10T14:00:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19748 2025-06-09T12:22:27.800716 application/rdf+xml 16709 2025-06-09T12:22:14.257776 image/jpeg 3856 2025-06-09T12:22:13.977772 image/jpeg 324273 2025-06-09T12:22:11.494821 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia