Word: feverently
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...story follows the fortunes of two English families living on the Zulu veld in South Africa. The Elliots had fled scandal in England; Mrs. Ashburn had brought her family in abortive search of a fortune in cotton. They eke out a poor existence from the wilderness, contending with drought, fever, and the whims of the Zulus, Mrs. Ashburn even resorts to hatching python eggs for spare cash...
With this sort of central character, one would expect a novel in the tradition of Faulkner. But "A Grove of Fever Trees" has much more the air of a collection of odd and colorful family reminiscences and in this setting, the character of Danny appears singularly out of place...
...novel is best when it is describing the everyday life of the two transplanted families as they strive to maintain an English civilization of tea and tennis against the veld. Major Elliot pulls up the fever trees to build a formal park and garden around his house; Mrs. Ashburn holds a "musical evening" for the two families every Wednesday. In the portrayal of the subtle tensions and affections of their family life, the author shows fine perception...
Horror and heroism in Philadelphia's yellow-fever plague of 1793 (TIME...
Although the dread malady, spring fever, has not struck yet, Stillman authorities last night warned all students, especially seniors facing thesis deadlines, of the insidiousness of this disease...