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Jess

by H. Rider Haggard

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventure35 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
35 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

In scorching Transvaal heat, a weary soldier stumbles upon a fierce ostrich attacking a young woman, forcing him into a sudden, dangerous confrontation that will change his quiet life forever. Adventure and survival collide on the wild African veldt.

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Contents

35 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER II. HOW THE SISTERS CAME TO MOOIFONTEIN
03CHAPTER III. MR. FRANK MULLER
04CHAPTER IV. BESSIE IS ASKED IN MARRIAGE
05CHAPTER V. DREAMS ARE FOOLISHNESS
06CHAPTER VI. THE STORM BREAKS
07CHAPTER VII. LOVE’S YOUNG DREAM
08CHAPTER VIII. JESS GOES TO PRETORIA
09CHAPTER IX. JANTJE’S STORY
10CHAPTER X. JOHN HAS AN ESCAPE
11CHAPTER XI. ON THE BRINK
12CHAPTER XII. OVER IT

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