James A. Michener's COVENANT

The Secret History of a Best Seller

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 The Assignment|The Plotting|The Research|The Manuscript

 

 

Manuscript Drafts - Chapter IX The Englishmen

 

Michener First Draft - Nongquase

 

 

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Uys Draft Rough notes - Nongquase (excerpt)

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Chapter IX The Englishmen The Covenant First Edition, pages 499-502 Fawcett Edition, pages 711-715 It began one autumn morning in May 1856 when a short, frail girl of fourteen went to a pool in a stream east of the Great Fish River and saw therein a ghostly assembly of figures accompanied by swirling mists... (SEE PUBLISHED TEXT Copyright restrictions prohibit full quotation.)

 

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Uys Plotting Notes for The Saltwood Family

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michener First Draft — Saltwood and Mzilikazi

 

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Chapter IX The Englishmen The Covenant First Edition, pages 515-517 Fawcett Edition, pages 733-737 Prince Alfred sent his mother such a glowing account of richard saltwood's hostpiality taht when her prime minister later raised a matter of importance which concerned both India and Natal, she put forward the name of the master of De Kraal... (SEE PUBLISHED TEXT Copyright restrictions prohibit full quotation.)

 

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