Project Gutenberg 2023-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 102 Hoogenhout, P. I. (Petrus Imker) 1884 1970 Hoogenhout, Petrus Imker Hoogenhout, Imker (Petrus Imker) Op die delwerye : $b Vyf sketse uit die lewe $aCape Town :$bMaskew Miller, $c1925?. Annie Losper -- Hendrik Blits -- Oom Piet Legransie -- Intelligensie-toetse -- "Getrep." Kobus Meyer, Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Op die delwerye: Vyf sketse uit die lewe" by P. I. Hoogenhout is a collection of sketches exploring the lives of individuals in South Africa's diamond mining communities, likely written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the harsh realities faced by miners and their families, highlighting themes of poverty, struggle, and resilience. The opening of the narrative sets a somber tone, describing the bleak living conditions of miners and the pervasive challenges they face, such as undernourishment and lack of access to sanitation. It introduces the character of a teacher in this environment, revealing the difficulties of educating children under such dire circumstances. The text also touches on the intricacies of human relationships impacted by these social issues, including the struggles of the teacher, the moral dilemmas surrounding the children’s upbringing, and the community's underlying tensions. A poignant scene occurs as the teacher visits an ailing child, Annie Losper, emphasizing both the personal connections and the tragic realities of life in the delwerye. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/hoogenhoutdelwerye 20220810053453hoogenhout 1925? za Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. af Diamond mines and mining -- South Africa -- Kimberley -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels 162156 2025-06-28T12:14:57.398811 text/html 137826 2023-11-13T16:55:25 text/html 308645 2025-06-28T12:15:01.570788 application/epub+zip 306168 2025-06-28T12:14:58.678791 application/epub+zip 179521 2025-06-28T12:14:57.919808 application/epub+zip 777692 2025-06-28T12:15:03.727760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 758468 2025-06-28T12:15:01.025845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141387 2025-06-28T12:14:57.059823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121590 2023-11-13T16:55:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15797 2025-06-28T12:15:03.857774 application/rdf+xml 13384 2025-06-28T12:14:58.215780 image/jpeg 2179 2025-06-28T12:14:58.065791 image/jpeg 763761 2025-06-28T12:14:57.422799 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 af.wikipedia