The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream
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The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream is a non-fiction book by Christina Lamb that recounts the life of British aristocrat Stewart Gore-Browne and his ambitious creation of a grand English-style estate in colonial Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
building of a grand estate in colonial Africa
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personal vision of an "African dream" ⓘ |
| author | Christina Lamb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biographicalSubject | Stewart Gore-Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
development of Shiwa Ngandu estate
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personal life of Stewart Gore-Browne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
British colonialism in Africa
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creation of an English-style estate in Africa ⓘ |
| focusesOn | life of a British aristocrat in Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
British colonial viewpoint
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retrospective historical analysis ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural encounter
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empire and colonial ambition ⓘ idealism and disillusionment ⓘ land ownership in colonial Africa ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Shiwa Ngandu estate
NERFINISHED
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Stewart Gore-Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Shiwa Ngandu as an English-style manor in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Stewart Gore-Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of Northern Rhodesia
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history of Zambia ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Northern Rhodesia
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Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
British army officer
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colonial settler ⓘ |
| subjectSocialStatus | British aristocrat ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in African colonial history
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readers of narrative history ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 20th century ⓘ |
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