A Son of Africa. A Romamce
| Title | A Son of Africa. A Romamce |
| Year for Search | 1899 |
| Authors | Brémont, Anna [Dunphy] comtesse de(1864-1922) |
| Pagination | 300 pp. |
| Date Published | 1899 |
| Publisher | Greening |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Female author, US author |
| Annotation | Mostly an adventure novel, but it includes a short section in which the immortal Queen of Sheba prophecies a New Jerusalem to be founded in South Africa by Jews and Christians (96-111). Extremely unusual for the time, the novel depicts an interracial marriage positively. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. as Was It a Sin? London: Hutchinson, 1906. |
| Title Note | Rpt. as Was It a Sin? |
| Holding Institutions | TxU |
| Author Note | The female author (1864-1922) was born in the U.S., married a French count, and, after his death, lived much of her life in England. She initially was best-known as a singer and while in England toured to India, Australia, and South Africa. She later travelled again to South Africa, which provided the setting for some of her later books, including this one. She was an initiate of The Order of the Golden Dawn. |
| Full Text | 1899 Brémont, Anna [Dunphy], comtesse de (1864-1922). A Son of Africa. A Romance. London: Greening. Rpt. as Was It a Sin? London: Hutchinson, 1906. TxU Mostly an adventure novel, but it includes a short section in which the immortal Queen of Sheba prophecies a New Jerusalem to be founded in South Africa by Jews and Christians (96-111). Extremely unusual for the time, the novel depicts an interracial marriage positively. The female author was born in the U.S., married a French count, and, after his death, lived much of her life in England. She initially was best-known as a singer and while in England toured to India, Australia, and South Africa. She later travelled again to South Africa, which provided the setting for some of her later books, including this one. She was an initiate of The Order of the Golden Dawn. |
