How Long to Read JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog

How Long Does it Take to Read JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 50 minutes to read JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Jock Of The Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir James Percy FitzPatrick.[1] The book tells of FitzPatrick's travels with his dog, Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, during the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal (then the South African Republic). Jock’s mother, Jess, was the only dog in their camp. FitzPatrick describes her as “an unattractive bull-terrier with a dull brindled coat–black and grey in shadowy stripes. She had small cross-looking eyes and uncertain always-moving ears; she was bad tempered and most unsociable", but everybody respected her. Jock’s father is only described as an imported dog in the book and there’s an ongoing debate on whether he was an American Staffordshire Terrier or of a breed like the Bull and Terrier. What followed were a string of amazing adventures across South Africa's highveld from the Lydenburg Goldfields to Delagoa Bay (Maputo) in which Jock had many adventures earned a reputation second to none. Jock permanently lost his hearing in one of these adventures when a kudu antelope cow kicked him. The main version of how Jock died is told as follows: When Fitzpatrick went to live in Barberton, he realised Jock was miserable living in a town and gave the dog to his friend Tom Barnett, who ran a supply store in what has since become Mozambique. NOTE. This was the route (Pretoria to Delagoa Bay) which Winston Churchill used to escape from the Boers in 1900. One night when Tom Barnett called him, he mistakenly shot Jock, because he was thought to be the dog killing chickens on his farm. He later discovered that Jock had meanwhile already killed the other intruding dog and was simply responding to his call. NOTE: The exact location of Jock´s grave is unfortunately not officially marked or known. However, in 1947 Fitzpatrick´s daughter Cecily Niven, backtracked her father´s travels according to the descriptions in "Jock of the Bushveld" and wrote about her findings in her book "Jock & Fitz" published 1968. ============== Sir James Percy FitzPatrick, KCMG, known as Percy FitzPatrick, was a South African author, politician, mining financier and pioneer of the fruit industry. He authored the classic children's book, Jock Of The Bushveld. As a politician, he defended British Imperial interests before and during the Anglo-Boer War.

How long is JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog?

JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick is 410 pages long, and a total of 102,500 words.

This makes it 138% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 20 minutes to read JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog aloud.

What Reading Level is JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog?

JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD - The Classic African Children's Story about a Special Dog is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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