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Excerpt from Through Shot and Flame: The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell, Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet
HE book, which I here Offer my people, passed through many vicissitudes. Solicitous for my personal safety, my wife committed the first part of it to the ?ames. I did not take this amiss, for I under stood what the motives were which urged her to do so. Immediately after Peace was concluded, I set myself to rewrite what had been destroyed, with the result that it reappeared, but in a much condensed form. Then I lost about a third of my notes at Graspan, near Reitz, when I was a prisoner of war for seven hours. After my escape, I had sufficient time in the field to compose this portion anew, and it now exists completer than it did at first.
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HE book, which I here Offer my people, passed through many vicissitudes. Solicitous for my personal safety, my wife committed the first part of it to the ?ames. I did not take this amiss, for I under stood what the motives were which urged her to do so. Immediately after Peace was concluded, I set myself to rewrite what had been destroyed, with the result that it reappeared, but in a much condensed form. Then I lost about a third of my notes at Graspan, near Reitz, when I was a prisoner of war for seven hours. After my escape, I had sufficient time in the field to compose this portion anew, and it now exists completer than it did at first.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
J. D. Kestell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265263310
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 405
Paperback
Contributors
Author
J. D. Kestell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331476931
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 407
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