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Edited by Peter F. Alexander and Peter Midgley. With illustrations by J. H. Jackson. Vaughan began her diary at age 7, recording life in a small Karoo town before, during, and afte r the Boer War. Although she went on to become a novelist, today Vaughan is known mostly for her childhood writings. Championed by Juliet McMaster, this is a brilliantly amusing picture of colonial Africa and the transition of Victorianism into the 20th century. Juvenilia Press. 2004. Paper. NEW/USED. $10.00 Show more