The City of Gold is a historical novel published in 1939.. It is the sequel to the 1937 novel 'They Seek a Country'. If follows the tribulations of the Grafton family, established in the Transvaal Republic after taking part in the Great Trek more than thirty years earlier. It covers the major events from 1872 to 1896 including the South African gold rush, the founding of Johannesburg, and the Jameson Raid. The Graftons split into pro-Boer and pro-British factions, anticipating the Second Boer War. A number of historical figures such as Cecil Rhodes, Paul Kruger and Leander Jameson. (Source: Wikipedia)

Francis Brett Young - The City of Gold - edition in the series 'The Works of Francis Brett Young - Severn Edition' - Melbourne/London/Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd., 1950 - 5th edition (1st edition in 1939) - VII+548p. - Hardcover: decorative, cardboard binding with straight spine, title in green spine cartouche - 12.10x18.10cm - Good copy: old library copy (Banbury/Oxfordshire) with stamps on the front endpaper and back of title page, spine rather darkened, text block clean, binding intact, sporadic flakes and foxing spots throughout the text block, some signs of wear and use on the cover .

• Francis Brett Young (1884-1954) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier.

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