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The War in South Africa

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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. . .Raad should put its foot down and define the size and shape of neckties.'

The following note of a debate gives some idea of how far the legislators were qualified to deal with commercial questions:

'May 8.—On the application of the Sheba G. M. Co. for permission to erect an aërial tram from the mine to the mill,

'Mr. Grobelaar asked whether an aërial tram was a balloon or whether it could fly through the air.

'The only objection that the Chairman had to urge against[28] granting the tram was that the Company had an English name, and that with so many Dutch ones available.

'Mr. Taljaard objected to the word "participeeren" (participate) as not being Dutch, and to him unintelligible: "I can't believe the word is Dutch; why have I never come across it in the Bible if it is?"

'June 18.—On the application for a concession to treat tailings,

'Mr. Taljaard wished to know if the words "pyrites" and ". . . Read More

Community Reviews

The war that was fought in South Africa between British and Boer forces between 1899 and 1902 saw plenty of cruel and unjust behaviour on both sides. And it is sad to contemplate how such a gifted author as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle could lower himself to the role of propagandist, with his 1901 tract T

Escrito por el célebre autor de las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes, que siempre prefirió ser recordado por este tipo de obras históricas y de divulgación que por sus relatos de detectives. Sus primeros capítulos tienen valor histórico de divulgación sobre la segunda Guerra Bóer. Sin embargo, como ya s

El tono del libro es propagandístico, así que no sirve para conocer la realidad de la Segunda Guerra Bóer, pero sí que es interesante para descubrir la faceta más patriotera de Arthur Conan Doyle, y así acercarse un poco más a la figura del padre de Sherlock Holmes.