Project Gutenberg 2010-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 154 Drayson, Alfred W. (Alfred Wilks) 1827 1901 Drayson, A.W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks) The White Chief of the Caffres Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The White Chief of the Caffres" by Alfred W. Drayson is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Julius Peterson, who is taken from his home in Delhi, India, to England for education. However, his journey takes a dramatic turn when he becomes shipwrecked off the east coast of South Africa and is captured by the local Caffre tribe, where he eventually adapts to their way of life and embarks on adventures that challenge his courage and wit. The opening of the novel introduces Julius as a precocious boy who has been raised in a colonial setting, accustomed to a diverse culture. His pivotal journey begins when he embarks on a ship to England but faces disaster at sea, leading to a shipwreck. On a deserted shore with female companions and no adult men, they are discovered by a Caffre tribe, which has deemed his party a threat. The tension escalates as the men of the party are slaughtered during the night, leaving Julius and the women at the mercy of the tribe. This opening establishes themes of survival, cultural conflict, and the transition from a life of comfort to one filled with perilous adventure, setting the stage for Julius’s transformation within the tribe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Adventure stories South Africa -- Juvenile fiction Animals -- South Africa -- Juvenile fiction Xhosa (African people) -- Juvenile fiction Zulu (African people) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 439474 2025-07-13T09:07:20.043393 text/html 437415 2010-05-27T09:11:14 text/html 2537583 2025-07-13T09:07:27.555424 application/epub+zip 2543728 2025-07-13T09:07:23.138361 application/epub+zip 225158 2025-07-13T09:07:21.854377 application/epub+zip 2705431 2025-07-13T09:07:30.860335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2694686 2025-07-13T09:07:26.720426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358425 2022-09-15T05:10:50.067588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429947 2025-07-13T09:07:19.461424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429770 2010-05-27T09:07:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20612 2025-07-13T09:07:30.990345 application/rdf+xml 11902 2025-07-13T09:07:22.354402 image/jpeg 2826 2025-07-13T09:07:22.106389 image/jpeg 2329113 2010-05-27T09:15:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 152973 2010-05-27T09:15:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 2409023 2025-07-13T09:07:20.118420 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia