Afrikaans - Old encyclopedia

I guess this was an encyclopedia written in the 30's "AFRIKAANS. One of the two official languages of S. Africa, the other being English. Spoken by the Afrikaners, mainly descendant of the original Dutch colonists, it is a development of the Dutch language, modified by the influence of German, French, and other immigrant and native tongues. Reaching its modern form in the middle of the 18th cent. it did not become a written language until c.1875, and real literature did not appear until c. 1900,when the South African war provided a stimulus. Notable writers in A. are the brothers Hobson and C. H. Kuhn; the poets, J. D. du Toit (“Totius”), J. F. E. Celliers, E. N. Marais, C. J Langenhoven, A. G. Visser and more recently N. P van Wyk Louw, E. Eybers, W. E. G. Louw, and Uys Krige. C. M. van den Heever and T. J. Haarhoff write in prose and verse. A. A. Pienaar’s “Adventure of a Lion Family” is famous beyond S. Africa, as are the popular stories of C. J. Langenhoven. Other prose-writers are J. van Bruggen, J. H. H. de Waal and Leon Mare." When I read this I realised that i know so little about my own language - I have never heard of A. A. Pienaar’s “Adventure of a Lion Family”. I am now going to research it and I will report back soon!

First Report back: PIENAAR A A TRSL LEWIS The Adventures of a Lion Family and other Studies of Wild Life in East Africa London, Longmans Green and co. 1923, assumed first. Decorative Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: H A Aschenborn. Brown cloth with black decorated cover, gilt spine. surface and edges rubbed, spine lean, corners bruised. lacks free end paper, booksellers label to paste down, inscription to verso of frontis. tissue guard present xv+256 pp. illustrated in line, and wash by H A Aschenborn in a series of chapter heads, vignettes and plates. Transl from Afrikaans by B & ED Lewis, intro by Percy FitzPatrick. Tales about the animals of the veldt, from their veiwpoint as well as mans. Very Good/No Jacket.

AA Pienaar is nobody else than Sangiro! Shows how little I know!