Category: Historical Novels
I was born in the city of Delhi, in Central India, where my father held a command as major in the old East India Company's service. I was an only son, and my mother died shortly after I was born. I resided at Delhi until I was ten years of age. Having been attended as a child...
I was born in the city of Delhi, in Central India, where my father held a command as major in the old East India Company's service. I was an only son, and my mother died shortly...
2. CHAPTER TWO.It was on the fifth night after we had landed from the wreck, that one of the sailors who was out with his gun, trying to shoot some monkeys that he had seen in the trees, repor...
3. CHAPTER THREE.Immediately the council broke up I was taken by the chief Inyati to a kraal about ten miles distant from that in which Mrs Apton and her daughter and Constance were stopping. I...
4. CHAPTER FOUR.There was a great change in the behaviour--of the Caffres towards me now that I had been made an Inkosana. Before this dignity had been conferred on me, there was a kind of watc...
5. CHAPTER FIVE.It was nearly twelve moons after our fight with the buffaloes, that some strange Caffres came down to our village, and had several long conversations with Inyati. I soon heard w...
6. CHAPTER SIX.A few days after our return from the expedition against the Bushmen, Inyati called me one morning to his hut, in which were two of his counsellors. He then told me that I was ra...
7. CHAPTER SEVEN.I must now pass over three years of my residence amongst the Caffres; for although I had several adventures with wild animals, and my career was full of interest, yet the events...
8. CHAPTER EIGHT.One of the Zulu chiefs who had been killed in our battle near Natal had a headdress of ostrich-feathers. This headdress was considered a great curiosity, and our principal chief...
9. CHAPTER NINE.Shortly after my trip in search of the ostrich-feathers, an event occurred which obliged our people to call a meeting of the whole tribe. There came to our country some Caffres...
10. CHAPTER TEN.Nearly all our fighting men had left our country, whilst I remained with the very old men, the young boys and the women. I did not like remaining inactive in this, way, yet I co...
11. CHAPTER ELEVEN.Several moons had passed since I was brought to the Zulu country, and my life had been monotonous. I had been sent with messages twice to the Tugela river to a chief there, who...
12. CHAPTER TWELVE.A day passed without any signs of the Zulus, but at daybreak on the second day a Caffre runner came shouting that the Zulus were crossing the Umganie river. We made a rush for t...
13. CHAPTER THIRTEEN.I had made my way along the coast till I was past the Umbilo river, and was crossing some tolerably open ground, when I saw before me a large party of Caffres. I halted to exami...
14. CHAPTER FOURTEEN.Three days only had elapsed since my escape from the Zulus, and the fight between them and the men of Eondema, and I had been living with the young chief, and considering what I...
15. CHAPTER FIFTEEN.I remained on board ship this day, talking with the captain and sailors; the former was anxious to get his water casks filled, and also to procure some fresh meat and vegetables...
16. CHAPTER SIXTEEN.Almost immediately after my return to my old kraal, I went to see the English ladies who had been on board the ship. I found that Mrs Apton was dead, but the others seemed to ha...
17. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.It was about two hours past mid-day, that a boat came from the shore, and a gentleman in plain clothes stepped from the boat on to the ship, and inquired if Mr Peterson was on b...
18. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.It was a bright fresh morning in April, that--I embarked at Gravesend in the full-rigged ship _Condor_, bound to the Cape and Calcutta. The most unpleasant and dangerous portion...