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Jess
by H. Rider Haggard
*Jess* is a sweeping romantic adventure by H. Rider Haggard, set in the Transvaal during the turbulent opening of the First Boer War. Captain John Niel, a former British officer seeking a new beginning, travels to the farm of Silas Croft, where he meets Croft’s two orphaned nieces. Bessie is warm, beautiful, and practical, while Jess is reserved, intelligent, and gifted with remarkable emotional depth. Niel’s arrival awakens feelings that soon create a painful triangle of affection and loyalty. As political tensions erupt into siege and violence, private desires become entangled with war, duty, jealousy, and sacrifice. Jess must confront both the dangers surrounding the farm and the consequences of a love she cannot easily claim. Blending historical drama, frontier adventure, and tragic romance, Haggard creates a more intimate and psychologically complex story than many of his famous quest novels. The vivid South African landscape provides a dramatic backdrop to questions of
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
*Jess* is a sweeping romantic adventure by H. Rider Haggard, set in the Transvaal during the turbulent opening of the First Boer War. Captain John Niel, a former British officer seeking a new beginning, travels to the farm of Silas Croft, where he meets Croft’s two orphaned nieces. Bessie is warm, beautiful, and practical, while Jess is reserved, intelligent, and gifted with remarkable emotional depth. Niel’s arrival awakens feelings that soon create a painful triangle of affection and loyalty. As political tensions erupt into siege and violence, private desires become entangled with war, duty, jealousy, and sacrifice. Jess must confront both the dangers surrounding the farm and the consequences of a love she cannot easily claim. Blending historical drama, frontier adventure, and tragic romance, Haggard creates a more intimate and psychologically complex story than many of his famous quest novels. The vivid South African landscape provides a dramatic backdrop to questions of
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*Jess* is a sweeping romantic adventure by H. Rider Haggard, set in the Transvaal during the turbulent opening of the First Boer War. Captain John Niel, a former British officer seeking a new beginning, travels to the farm of Silas Croft, where he meets Croft’s two orphaned nieces. Bessie is warm,...
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Jess is created and hosted by H. Rider Haggard.
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