The Siege of Mafeking (1900)
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1. Front matter2. PREFATORY NOTE3. CHAPTER I AT SEA4. CHAPTER II A GLANCE AHEAD5. CHAPTER III ON THE ORANGE FREE STATE BORDER6. CHAPTER IV BRICKS OF STRAW7. CHAPTER V DIAMONDS AND WHITE FEATHERS8. CHAPTER VI TWO DAYS BEFORE WAR9. CHAPTER VII THE SKIRMISH AT FIVE MILE BANK10. CHAPTER VIII THE FIRST DAY OF BOMBARDMENT11. CHAPTER IX THE ADVENT OF "BIG BEN"12. CHAPTER X A MIDNIGHT SORTIE13. CHAPTER XI CANNON KOPJE14. CHAPTER XII A RECONNAISSANCE15. CHAPTER XIII THE TOWN GUARD16. CHAPTER XIV WASTED ENERGIES17. CHAPTER XV SHELLS AND SLAUGHTER18. CHAPTER XVI A SOFT-WATER BATH19. CHAPTER XVII THE ECONOMY OF THE SITUATION20. CHAPTER XVIII A VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL21. CHAPTER XIX A LITTLE GUN PRACTICE22. CHAPTER XX THE ATTACK UPON GAME TREE23. CHAPTER XXI THE ADVENT OF THE NEW YEAR24. CHAPTER XXII NATIVE LIFE25. CHAPTER XXIII BOMBAST AND BOMB-PROOFS26. CHAPTER XXIV SOME SNIPING AND AN EXECUTION27. CHAPTER XXV LIFE IN THE BRICKFIELDS28. CHAPTER XXVI FROM BAD TO WORSE29. CHAPTER XXVII THE FIRST ATTACK UPON THE BRICKFIELDS30. CHAPTER XXVIII THE SECOND ATTACK UPON THE BRICKFIELDS31. CHAPTER XXIX THE NATIVE QUESTION32. CHAPTER XXX POLITICAL ECONOMY33. CHAPTER XXXI "A HISTORY OF THE BARALONGS"34. CHAPTER XXXII 'TIS WEARY WAITING35. CHAPTER XXXIII TWO HUNDRED DAYS OF SIEGE36. CHAPTER XXXIV THE EPICUREAN'S DELIGHT37. CHAPTER XXXV THE LAST FIGHT38. CHAPTER XXXVI RELIEVED AT LAST39. CHAPTER XXXVII THE END