"In one volume for the first time, the entire sequence of Bosman's famous Oom Schalk Lourens stories. Edited from authoritative sources, and accompanied by original illustrations, this gathering represents a feast of South Africa's best-loved tales. The sixty pieces include all-time favourites like 'In the Withaak's Shade', 'Makapan's Caves' and 'Willem Prinsloo's Peach Brandy', the Boer War classics 'Mafeking Road' and 'The Rooinek', as well as several lesser-known treasures"--Publisher description.