Dreams (bound with) Kept for the Master's Use
Schreiner, Olive
Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 128 + 159 pages, each section separately paginated; no date, probably a later printing of this group of essays mostly on inspirational and religious topics; portrait frontispiece of Schreiner (?) reclining on a sofa; chapter contents of Dreams-the Hunter, In a Ruined Chapel, The Lost Joy, more essays; (in "Kept for...") on Our Lives, Moments, Hands, Voices, Hearts, love, Selves, etc. Kept for Jesus, more; Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) South African author, born in Basutoland, daughter of a Methodist missionary of German origin, grew up largely self-educated and became a governess. Her novel The Story of A South African Farm was the first sustained, imaginative work to come from Africa, published under the pseudonym of Ralph Iron. She had a fiery, rebellious temperament, lifelong hatred of her mother, and a passionate propagandist for women's rights, pro-Boer loyalty and pacifism. (Chambers); bound in publisher's mauve decorative cloth covered boards, with 'knight and banner' design in colors; top edge gilt; some edge, tips wear to boards; contents very good. Very Good H (Item ID: 13671)
$20.00
