The Sign of the Spider is a classic British adventure novel, first published in 1896. Bertram Mitford takes the genre of imperialistic adventure stories and turns it on its head, creating an anti-hero as protagonist and weaving throughout the story a deliberate look at racial attitudes and cultural differences within colonial-period Africa. Mitford doesn't shrink from showing humanity at its worst, but manages to spin a tale that is compelling in plot and characters. This novel is also a classic in cryptozoological fiction. The arachnid-beast that provides the climax struggle is arguably one...
The Sign of the Spider is a classic British adventure novel, first published in 1896. Bertram Mitford takes the genre of imperialistic adventure stori...
Picking up where The Kings Assegai (1894) left off, The White Shield (1895) continues the story of Untúswa, the young Zulu warrior, now one of the chief indunas to King Umzilikazi.
The Ndebele people, now an established and prosperous nation, seek to expand their power by conquering neighbouring peoples, but Umzilikazi and Untúswa face a number of dangers. Within the tribe, a conspiracy is brewing to overthrow them, and meanwhile, the young Ndebele nation risks destruction from external forces, such as white Boer settlers and the ferocious Zulu army. With the help of...
Picking up where The Kings Assegai (1894) left off, The White Shield (1895) continues the story of Untúswa, the young Zulu warrior, ...
The Sign of the Spider is a British adventure novel, first published in 1896. Bertram Mitford creates an anti-hero as protagonist and weaving throughout the story a deliberate look at racial attitudes and cultural differences within colonial- Africa. The arachnid-beast in the climax of the story is am amazing character. The first part of the book is a romance while the latter part is a fun action/adventure story.
The Sign of the Spider is a British adventure novel, first published in 1896. Bertram Mitford creates an anti-hero as protagonist and weaving througho...
