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Jock of the BushveldPercy Fitzpatrick

Jock of the Bushveld

by OpenStories

Original author: Percy Fitzpatrick

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"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.

Jock of the Bushveld, by Percy Fitzpatrick. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #36951.

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30 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface1,100 words
  2. 2.Chapter ONE: The Background3,243 words
  3. 3.Chapter TWO: Into the Bushveld9,073 words
  4. 4.Chapter THREE: Jess1,462 words
  5. 5.Chapter FOUR: The Pick of the Puppies5,506 words
  6. 6.Chapter FIVE: Jock's Schooldays7,613 words
  7. 7.Chapter SIX: The First Hunt4,998 words
  8. 8.Chapter SEVEN: In the Heart of the Bush3,910 words
  9. 9.Chapter EIGHT: Lost in the Veld5,900 words
  10. 10.Chapter NINE: The Impala Stampede5,029 words
  11. 11.Chapter TEN: Jock's Night Out2,473 words
  12. 12.Chapter ELEVEN: The Koodoo Bull3,250 words
  13. 13.Chapter TWELVE: Jim Makokel'4,469 words
  14. 14.Chapter THIRTEEN: The Allies3,752 words
  15. 15.Chapter FOURTEEN: The Berg4,648 words
  1. 16.Chapter FIFTEEN: Paradise Camp4,566 words
  2. 17.Chapter SIXTEEN: The Tiger and Baboons4,740 words
  3. 18.Chapter SEVENTEEN: Buffalo Bushfire and Wild Dogs7,950 words
  4. 19.Chapter EIGHTEEN: Snowball and Tsetse3,857 words
  5. 20.Chapter NINETEEN: Jock's Mistake4,007 words
  6. 21.Chapter TWENTY: Jantje6,642 words
  7. 22.Chapter TWENTY ONE: Monkeys and Wildebeeste4,186 words
  8. 23.Chapter TWENTY TWO: The Old Crocodile4,548 words
  9. 24.Chapter TWENTY THREE: The Fighting Baboon5,393 words
  10. 25.Chapter TWENTY FOUR: The Last Trek5,210 words
  11. 26.Chapter TWENTY FIVE: Our Last Hunt5,237 words
  12. 27.Chapter TWENTY SIX: Our Various Ways3,078 words
  13. 28.Chapter TWENTY SEVEN: His Duty1,370 words
  14. 29.Chapter TWENTY EIGHT: Notes572 words
  15. 30.Chapter TWENTY NINE: Glossary1,671 words