Perceval Gibbon: 8 books

3 works of Perceval Gibbon Author and journalist, serving for the Rand Daily Mail in South Africa, as well as for other publications (1879-1926) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of Perceval Gibbon. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected....

Fans of O. Henry's beloved short stories will relish this well-rounded collection from Welsh-born writer and journalist Perceval Gibbon. Gibbon's tales are characterized by a wry irony and unexpected twist endings that never fail to surprise and delight.

This nuanced and well-wrought novel is set in South Africa, where author Perceval Gibbon spent much of his life working as a journalist. It follows the intertwined lives of a doctor and his family, as well as some of the neighboring residents of nearby villagers, presenting an interesting look at the often-tense race relations in the country.

This charming and thought-provoking collection of short stories and sketches from author Perceval Gibbon spans continents and cultures. In the title story, a tourist who attempts to perform a favor for a fellow passenger finds himself at the center of a puzzling situation.

The Vrouw Grobelaar, you must know, is a lady of excellent standing, as much by reason of family connections (for she was a Viljoen of the older stock herself, and buried in her time three husbands of estimable parentage) as of her wealth. Her farms extended from the Ringkop on the one side to the Holgaatspruit...

If you like your classic detective tales served with a heaping dose of local color and a cast of indelibly written characters, you'll love Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases. This collection of seventeen mysteries stars Vrouw Grobelaar, a well-to-do South African woman of a certain age whose shrewd, no-nonsense approach will win readers over.