Schreiner, Olive,  1855-1920 <br/><br/>
The Story of an African Farm 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_an_African_Farm  Release date is 1998-09-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger  Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Story of an African Farm" by Olive Schreiner is a novel published in 1883. Set on a Karoo farm in 19th-century South Africa, it follows three characters—Waldo, Em, and Lyndall—from childhood into adulthood. The novel explores profound questions about faith, feminism, love, marriage, and motherhood through its semi-autobiographical protagonists. Lyndall's fierce independence and refusal to conform to societal expectations anchor this groundbreaking work, which challenged Victorian conventions with its frank treatment of free thought, gender equality, and women's autonomy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Historical fiction Young women -- Fiction Bildungsromans Farm life -- Fiction Feminists -- Fiction Africa, Southern -- Fiction 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR