Bertram Mitford (1855–1914)
Author of The Sign of the Spider
Works by Bertram Mitford
The Gun-Runner: A tale of Zululand 9 copies
The Red Derelict 5 copies
The Triumph of Hilary Blachland 4 copies
Selmin of Selmingfold 4 copies
Ravenshaw of Rietholm 4 copies
A Romance of the Cape Frontier 3 copies
A Dual Resurrection 3 copies
Averno 3 copies
The River of Unrest 3 copies
War and Arcadia 2 copies
Seaford's Snake 2 copies
An Island of Eden 2 copies
A border scourge 2 copies
A legacy of the granite hills 2 copies
The word of the sorceress 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Mitford, Bertram
- Birthdate
- 1855-06-13
- Date of death
- 1914-10-04
- Burial location
- Sussex, England
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- Place of death
- Cowfold, Sussex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
South Africa
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK - Education
- Hurstpierpoint College, Sussex, England, UK
- Occupations
- novelist
essayist
cultural critic
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Reviews
The River of Unrest by Bertram Mitford
I think this story is set in far eastern Zululand, or Swaziland, along the Indian Ocean. It is thriller, adventure, mystery all rolled into one. It was enjoyable.
Mostly set in the Swiss Alps near Lake Geneva. A thriller, with romance as well. The reader is kept wondering what Fordam’s feud is and with whom. Then, Bang! I prefer Mitford’s South African novels but this one was fine for something different and it was VERY different.
The start of this book reminds very much of the beginning of an [Indiana Jones] movie mixed with a [[Joseph Conrad]] atmosphere.
I did not know XIXth Century South African literature but this is the tale of a trader and gun runner and his daughter, an accomplished hunter, living in a relatively isolated trade outpost in Zulu country.
Great hunting scenes worthy of [[Hemingway]] and a sense of imminent death and growing threat well brought in throughout the book. I definitely want to read more Bertram Mitford who then lived in England on an Estate with a room full of Kudu horns, Zulu shields and spears.… (more)
I did not know XIXth Century South African literature but this is the tale of a trader and gun runner and his daughter, an accomplished hunter, living in a relatively isolated trade outpost in Zulu country.
Great hunting scenes worthy of [[Hemingway]] and a sense of imminent death and growing threat well brought in throughout the book. I definitely want to read more Bertram Mitford who then lived in England on an Estate with a room full of Kudu horns, Zulu shields and spears.… (more)
I read this book in one sitting. Elements of romance, mystery,and horror. What a find.
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Statistics
- Works
- 44
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 236
- Popularity
- #95,935
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 97
- Favorited
- 4
