The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars, credited to G. A. Henty, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars by G. A. Henty. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. In this book, Henty explores the wars of the British empire in Africa. His sympathies may be entirely with the English (as is our young protagonist), but his eye for historical detail and his ability to weave a personal plot into the real events of history make this an educational and still engaging read. Or, in the author's own words: After having written upwards of fifty records of almost unbroken success to the British arms in almost all parts of the world, I have found it painful to describe these two campaigns in which we suffered defeat. I trust, however, that this story will prove of great interest to the reader because of the characteristic English pluck and daring of its hero. - Summary by redrun and the author

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars
• Author credits: G. A. Henty
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 7:24:03

Catalogue topics

• British Empire
• zulu
• Boer

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 2:07
2. 01 - A Snow-Drift — 21:59
3. 02 - The Red Flag — 22:00
4. 03 - The Farm — 23:02
5. 04 - The Outbreak of War — 24:24
6. 05 - Isandula — 23:32
7. 06 - Zlobani — 21:07
8. 07 - Kambula — 25:56
9. 08 - The Second Advance — 25:12
10. 09 - Ulundi — 23:02
11. 10 - A Trading Expedition — 28:34
12. 11 - A Troop of Lions — 23:43
13. 12 - An Attack by Elephants — 23:10
14. 13 - A Brush with the Natives — 23:50
15. 14 - Trapped in a Defile — 23:14
16. 15 - A Mountain-Torrent — 22:24
17. 16 - A Fight with the Boers — 15:46
18. 17 - A Terrible Journey — 18:10
19. 18 - The Boer Insurrection — 14:28
20. 19 - The Garrisons in the Transvaal — 16:01
21. 20 - Laing’s Neck — 22:22

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