Project Gutenberg 2010-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 308 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne Petherick, Horace 1839 1919 Petherick, H. W. (Horace William) Petherick, Horace William The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Vee-Boers: A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the early 20th century. It follows a group of adventurous Dutch settlers known as Vee-Boers as they journey through the perilous landscape of Southern Africa, navigating the threats of nature and wildlife in their quest for a better life. The initial focus is on three men leading their families and livestock across treacherous terrain, emphasizing themes of resilience and survival in a harsh environment. At the start of the story, the Vee-Boers are introduced as they travel under the moonlight across the desolate Karoo, a vast and arid plain. The narrative describes their journey in great detail, highlighting the hardships they face, including extreme heat, the search for water, and threats from wild animals, including a close encounter with a herd of elephants and later, a pride of lions. The opening chapters set the stage for the challenges that lie ahead, introducing key characters and establishing the dangers of their adventurous lifestyle in a land filled with both beauty and peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Natural history -- Juvenile fiction Horses -- Juvenile fiction South Africa -- Juvenile fiction Hunting -- Juvenile fiction Accidents -- Juvenile fiction Buffaloes -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 242618 2025-06-14T08:10:25.577745 text/html 239055 2010-12-15T14:14:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 4346107 2010-12-15T14:14:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4632930 2025-06-14T08:10:34.198151 application/epub+zip 4635088 2025-06-14T08:10:29.664135 application/epub+zip 158047 2025-06-14T08:10:28.058192 application/epub+zip 4815604 2025-06-14T08:10:37.607104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4792058 2025-06-14T08:10:33.085143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241132 2022-09-16T04:26:08.419605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228762 2025-06-14T08:10:24.985644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228555 2010-12-15T14:14:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88543 2010-12-15T14:14:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22139 2025-06-14T08:10:37.760084 application/rdf+xml 16358 2025-06-14T08:10:28.632216 image/jpeg 3728 2025-06-14T08:10:28.346161 image/jpeg 4437473 2025-06-14T08:10:25.705723 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