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Jock of the Bushveld
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Percy Fitzpatrick (1862-1931) and E. Caldwell (1852-1930) [Illustrator] "Jock of the Bushveld" by Sir James Percy FitzPatrick is a true story published in 1907. The book chronicles FitzPatrick's adventures with his loyal dog Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, during the 1880s in the Transvaal Bushveld. Starting as an unwanted runt, Jock grows into a fearless and devoted companion through years of frontier life. Originally told as bedtime stories to FitzPatrick's children and encouraged by friend Rudyard Kipling, the tale became a South African classic, reprinted over one hundred times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 633