Courtneys (Record no. 18269)
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| Classification number | Smi |
| Item number | 2 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | Smi |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Smith, Wilbur |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Courtneys |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Wilbur Smith |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
| Title proper/short title | The Courtneys |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Little, Brown |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1987 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 938 p. |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | Courtney Family Novels |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | When the Lion Feeds The Sound of Thunder A Sparrow Falls |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | When the Lion Feeds: The Courtneys, Book 1 : It is the 1870s, and twin brothers Sean and Garrick Courtney are born into the wilds of Natal. They could not be more different, and fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds, a continent is awakening. And on the horizon is the promise of fortune, adventure, destiny and love.... When the Lion Feeds is the best-selling novel that launched Wilbur Smith's stellar career and the first in the riveting saga of the Courtney brothers. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The Sound of Thunder: Courtney, Book 2 : The second novel in Wilbur Smith's The Courtneys series, The Sound of Thunder is a powerful story of family tragedy set against the backdrop of the ravages of the Second Boer War. 'Only once in his life had Sean met a man whose strength matched his own - and now, again, they were pitted against each other....' Sean Courtney, impulsive adventurer of When the Lion Feeds, returns from the wilderness a rich man - until he is robbed by the Boers of his wagons, his gold and the girl he loves. A grim homecoming finds his country in the cruel grip of war. But in the bloody days ahead, conflicts within his family will prove far more bitter than any fought on the veld.... |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A Sparrow Falls: Courtney, Book 3: From the trenches of France, General Sean Courtney comes back to fame, fortune and a seat in the government. Mark Anders, the courageous young South African whom he has come to regard as his own son, returns to nothing, his grandfather murdered and his property seized by an unknown company. At the bottom of the mystery is Sean's son Dirk, the jealous, violent and power-crazed genius whose all-consuming hatred can only end in blood.... A Sparrow Falls is the thrilling third novel in the Courtney series, continuing from When the Lion Feeds and The Sound of Thunder. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 58966 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | War & Military Action |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Fiction Sagas |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | Fiction |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Public note |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Book Cart | 16.58 | 3 | 1 | Smi | 58966 | 2025-01-29 | 2025-01-29 | State Grant in Aid |