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H. Rider Haggard's imperial romance Jess is set in Natal, South Africa during the first Anglo-Boer War (1880-81). It was serialised by the Cornill Magazine between May 1886 and April 1887, and published as a novel by Smith Edler in 1887.
Adaptations
- Jess 1891 single work drama romance adventure A story of a woman's love and self-sacrifice, and a sister's devotion (Brisbane Courier advertisement 20 July 1888, p.2).
- A Transvaal Heroine 1896 single work drama romance adventure
- A Tale of the Transvaal; Or, Briton or Boer 1899 single work drama adventure romance An adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's imperial romance Jess, first published in serialised form in 1886 and 1887, and set during the first Anglo-Boer War (1880-81). While Scott's drama is similarly set in South Africa, he blended events from the then current 1899-1902 war into Haggard's original storyline. One significant difference, for example, was the introduction of South African leader, Paul Kruger and his wife.
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Jess is included in AustLit because of an Australian-written translation.
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