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The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars

by G. A. Henty

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateAdventureHistoricalChildren's21 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
21 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

Two brothers grow up on a Derbyshire farm amid harsh winters and changing times, learning that courage and knowledge are both needed to face challenges ahead. As tensions rise abroad, their journey of adventure and duty begins.

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Contents

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

02Chapter One.
03Chapter Two.
04Chapter Three.
05Chapter Four.
06Chapter Five.
07Chapter Six.
08Chapter Seven.
09Chapter Eight.
10Chapter Nine.
11Chapter Ten.
12Chapter Eleven.

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