Project Gutenberg 2010-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 291 Mitford, Bertram 1855 1914 Wood, Stanley L. 1866 1928 Wood, Stanley Llewellyn A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance" by Bertram Mitford is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story follows Roden Musgrave, a reserved man starting anew in Doppersdorp, a remote township in South Africa, as he begins his role as the clerk to the Resident Magistrate. Musgrave navigates the challenges of settling into his position while encountering colorful characters, some of whom are intrigued by his past and others who resent him for his aloofness. The opening of the novel introduces Musgrave aboard a ship making its approach to Port Elizabeth. Confused about his new post, he seeks information about Doppersdorp, only to find that almost no one knows where it is. Upon disembarking, he experiences the discomforts of post-cart travel, including navigating treacherous river conditions with fellow passengers, including a frightened woman. Their river crossing sets the stage for Musgrave's character: cautious yet capable, while also revealing the challenging landscape and social dynamics he must adapt to in his new role as an official in a place that seems both distant and poorly understood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en South Africa -- Fiction Shipwrecks -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 586055 2025-10-13T10:31:02.549288 text/html 599577 2013-03-18T14:25:00 text/html 498511 2025-10-13T10:31:12.397228 application/epub+zip 506624 2025-10-13T10:31:06.153241 application/epub+zip 300929 2025-10-13T10:31:04.771287 application/epub+zip 781148 2025-10-13T10:31:17.041197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768676 2025-10-13T10:31:11.464226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504003 2022-09-15T06:54:45.605363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566061 2025-10-13T10:31:01.829317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 565913 2010-06-20T05:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19036 2025-10-13T10:31:17.173196 application/rdf+xml 18461 2025-10-13T10:31:05.275263 image/jpeg 3984 2025-10-13T10:31:05.023250 image/jpeg 403593 2013-03-18T14:26:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 222506 2010-06-20T05:45:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 486694 2025-10-13T10:31:02.606263 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 en.wikipedia