"The story of an African farm was first published by Chapman and Hall, London, in two volumes in 1883, followed by a second single-volume edition later that year, which included the 'Preface' reproduced here. The present 125th anniversary edition, however, follows the reset text published by Hutchinson in London in 1893, complete and unabridged, so that details omitted in numerous later editions have here been restored."--A note on the text.

"Includes Olive Schreiner's preface to the second printing, with her husband's [Samuel Cronwright] introduction of 1924 as the present afterword"--Page 4 of cover.

"Photos reproduced courtesy of the National English Literary Museum and of Stephen Gray"--Title page verso.