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[K-word] folk-lore. A selection from the traditional tales - current among the people living on the eastern border of the Cape colony with copious explanatory notes

[K-word] folk-lore. A selection from the traditional tales - current among the people living on the eastern border of the Cape colony with copious explanatory notes

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[K-word] folk-lore. A selection from the traditional tales - current among the people living on the eastern border of the Cape colony with copious explanatory notes

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[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2023: A second edition copy of the book by George McCall Theal published in 1886. The book contains twenty-three Xhosa folk-tales and a list of common proverbs. It also includes several pages of footnotes written by the author, mainly translating Xhosa words and explaining parts of Xhosa culture.]

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[K-word] folk-lore. A selection from the traditional tales - current among the people living on the eastern border of the Cape colony with copious explanatory notes

[ Source of title : FHYA using George McCall Theal's material ]

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Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Archival History

[Source - Benathi Marufu for FHYA, 2023: Written by George McCall Theal and published by Swan Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey, London. This is a second edition published in 1886. This copy was acquired by FHYA and digitised by Siphosakhe Bhengu for the FHYA in June of 2023. Uploaded by Benathi Marufu for FHYA in October 2023.]

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Event Actor Event Type Event Date Event Description
Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) Online curation 2023- Digitised by FHYA in 2023
UCT Libraries Custody [after 1886]
Swan Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey Publication 1886
George McCall Theal Writing [before 1882]
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