The Gates of Afree A.D. 1928: A Romance of the New Empire

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1903
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The novel, with characters and incidents the author describes in the Preface as symbols of the forces at work in South Africa, suggests the eutopia based on technology and a form of socialism that is possible in South Africa as long as it is part of the British Empire. Racist.

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1903

Publisher
W.H. White & Son
Place Published
Edinburgh, Scot.
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1903 Van Laun, Henry (1820-96). The Gates of Afree A.D. 1928: A Romance of the New Empire [New Original Tale at the head of the title on the cover]. Edinburgh, Scot.: W.H. White & Son. Some libraries list the author's name as Laun, Henri Van. NLS

The novel, with characters and incidents the author describes in the Preface as symbols of the forces at work in South Africa, suggests the eutopia based on technology and a form of socialism that is possible in South Africa as long as it is part of the British Empire. Racist. The author was born in the Netherlands, educated in France, and lived in England from 1848.

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Some libraries list the author's name as Laun, Henri Van. 

Title Note

New Original Tale at the head of the title on the cover.

Author Note

The author (1820-96) was born in the Netherlands, educated in France, and lived in England from 1848.

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