Project Gutenberg 2012-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 143 Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856 1925 Haggard, Rider Haggard, Henry Rider Dronsart, M. (Marie) Dronsart, Marie Jess: Épisode de la guerre du Transvaal Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_(novel) Produced by Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Jess: Épisode de la guerre du Transvaal" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the backdrop of the Transvaal War and introduces the main character, Captain John Niel, who finds himself in a precarious adventure involving a dangerous ostrich and two young women, Bessie and Jess Croft. The narrative explores themes of survival, danger, and emerging relationships in a vivid South African landscape. The opening of the novel presents a sweltering day in the Transvaal, where Captain John Niel encounters a fierce ostrich while attempting to reach the home of an old farmer, Mr. Croft. During this encounter, he bravely intervenes to save Bessie Croft from a deadly attack by the bird, leading to an unexpected and powerful connection between them. As the scene unfolds, we also meet Jess, Bessie's sister, who carries an air of mystery that intrigues John. The narrative sets the stage for John's transition from military life to farming in South Africa, amidst the complexities of relationships and the stark beauty of his new surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Adventure stories Transvaal (South Africa) -- Fiction PR Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 602172 2025-08-15T13:50:11.612804 text/html 591567 2021-01-08T09:44:29 text/html 307756 2025-08-15T13:50:21.052810 application/epub+zip 316898 2025-08-15T13:50:15.034765 application/epub+zip 301991 2025-08-15T13:50:13.748854 application/epub+zip 623998 2025-08-15T13:50:26.010767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581179 2025-08-15T13:50:20.222809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479564 2022-09-17T14:28:12.079273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578243 2025-08-15T13:50:10.626854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 563864 2021-01-08T09:44:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19487 2025-08-15T13:50:26.146715 application/rdf+xml 17387 2025-08-15T13:50:14.260804 image/jpeg 3970 2025-08-15T13:50:14.001835 image/jpeg 216563 2021-01-08T09:44:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 223217 2021-01-08T09:44:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 301707 2025-08-15T13:50:11.662800 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