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J. Percy FitzPatrick

Born

in King William's Town, South Africa

July 24, 1862

Died

January 24, 1931

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Sir James Percy FitzPatrick, KCMG, known as Percy FitzPatrick, was a South African author, politician, mining financier and pioneer of the fruit industry. He authored the classic children's book, Jock of the Bushveld (1907).

The Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town was named in his honour.

Motor trails in the eastern part of South Africa follow the trails used by Fitzpatrick and Jock in their travels between the gold mines and the harbour at Delagoa Bay in Mozambique. The most well-known of these are those in the Kruger National Park. ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 1,602 ratings · 116 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Jock of the Bushveld by J. Percy FitzPatrick, Edmund Caldwell (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 1,566 ratings — published 1907 — 231 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Outspan: Tales of South Africa 3.59 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1897 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South African memories: Scraps of history 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South African Short Stories by E.R. Seary (Editor), Olive Schreiner, Ernest Glanville really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1947 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Origin, Causes and Object of the War really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, South African Politician: Selected Papers, 1888 1906 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Works of James Percy FitzPatrick it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Worst Journeys: An anthology of South African travel disasters by Pat Hopkins (Editor), Bridget Hilton-Barber (Editor), Stephen Taylor (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through Mashonaland with Pick and Pen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“... fortune holds some gifts in store for those who try”
― Percy FitzPatrick, Jock of the Bushveld

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“... fortune is not in time or place or things; but, good or bad, in the man’s own self for him alone to find and prove.”
― Percy FitzPatrick, Jock of the Bushveld

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“Come down and fight,” snarled the Hyena angrily. “Thief and scavenger yourself!”
― Percy FitzPatrick, Jock of the Bushveld

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