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Sanders of the River
The story unfolds in the context of British colonial rule in West Central Africa, centering on Mr. Commissioner Sanders, who is tasked with overseeing a diverse array of African tribes.
"Sanders of the River" by Edgar Wallace is a novel. The story unfolds in the context of British colonial rule in West Central Africa, centering on Mr. Commissioner Sanders, who is tasked with overseeing a diverse array of African tribes.
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Mr. Commissioner Sanders had graduated to West Central Africa by such easy stages that he did not realise when his acquaintance with the back lands began. Long before he was called upon by the British Government to keep a watchful eye upon some quarter of a million cannibal folk, who ten years before had regarded white men as we regard the unicorn; he had met the Basuto, the Zulu, the Fingo, the Pondo, Matabele, Mashona, Barotse, Hottentot, and Bechuana. Then curiosity and interest took him westward and northward, and he met the Angola folk, then northward to the Congo, westward to the Masai, and finally, by way of the Pigmy people, he came to his own land.
Now, there is a subtle difference between all these races, a difference that only such men as Sanders know.
It is not necessarily a variety of colour, though some are brown and some yellow, and some—a very few—jet black. The difference is in character. By Sanders' code you trusted all natives up to the same point, as you trust children, with a few notable exceptions. The Zulu were men, the Basuto were men, yet childlike in their grave faith. The black men who wore the fez were subtle, but trustworthy; but the browny men of the Gold Coast, who talked English, wore European clothing, and called one another "Mr.," were Sanders' pet abomination.
Contents
- 01Chapter I.
- 02The Education of the King.
- 03Chapter II.
- 04Keepers of the Stone.
- 05"Augustus Cae."
- 06"Marius Et Augustus Cent . . . . . . . . . Nero Imperat . . . . . In Deus . . . . . Dulce."
- 07"Marius and Augustus, Centurions of Nero, Cæsar and Emperor, Sleep sweetly with the gods."
- 08Chapter III.
- 09Bosambo of Monrovia.
- 10To Whom It May Concern.
- 11Trespassers Beware.
- 12Chapter IV.
- 13The Drowsy One.
- 14Chapter V.
- 15The Special Commissioner.
- 16Chapter VI.
- 17The Dancing Stones.
- 18Pulvis
- 19Et
- 20Nihil
- 21Chapter VII.
- 22The Forest of Happy Dreams.
- 23Chapter VIII.
- 24The Akasavas.
- 25Rev. Kenneth McDOLAN.
- 26Chapter IX.
- 27The Wood of Devils.
- 28Chapter X.
- 29The Loves of M'lino.
- 30Chapter XI.
- 31The Witch-Doctor.
- 32Chapter XII.
- 33The Lonely One.
- 34Chapter XIII.
- 35The Seer.
- 36Chapter the Last.
- 37Dogs of War.
- 38The End.
About this edition
- Author
- Edgar Wallace
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 223 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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