(J. N.) Brink - Ons Parool: Dae uit die Dagboek van ’n Krygsgevangene

Ons Parool: Dae uit die Dagboek van ’n Krygsgevangene

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Ons Parool: Dae uit die Dagboek van ’n Krygsgevangene
• Author: J. N. Brink
• Publisher: Nasionale Pers Beperk, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 1938
• ISBN: Not issued
• Edition Details: First 1938 Edition Variant (Originally published in English in 1904).
• Binding: Hardcover without dust jacket (as standard for this edition).
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Interior: The text block is structurally excellent, solid, and square. Page perimeters display light, completely natural age-related browning/tanning, entirely uniform and non-brittle.
• Exterior: The original cloth/boards show very light, standard age-related shelf wear and minor spine toning. A very neat, collectible example.

Synopsis & Historical Context

Ons Parool is a captivating, first-hand account compiled directly from the wartime diaries of a Boer Prisoner of War (POW). The text offers a rich, primary-source window into the daily psychological struggles, camp logistics, escape attempts, and the strict honor system ("parole") governing Boer captives shipped overseas by the British military apparatus. It serves as an essential narrative regarding the global reach of the concentration and exile camp networks of the era.

Author Profile: J. N. Brink

J.N. Brink was an articulate Boer officer and intellectual whose meticulous diary-keeping during his period of capture provided posterity with one of the most vivid, emotionally resonant, and historically accurate records of Boer POW life outside the borders of South Africa.