<p>“Sol Plaatje’s Mafeking Diary is a document of enduring importance and fascination. The product of a young black South African court interpreter, just turned 23 years old when he started writing, it opens an entirely new vista on the famous Siege of Mafeking. By shedding light on the part played by the African population of the town, Plaatje explodes the myth, maintained by belligerents, and long perpetuated by both historians and the popular imagination, this this was a white man’s affair. One of the great epics of British imperial history, and perhaps the best remembered episode of the Anglo-Boer war of 1899–1902, is presented from a wholly novel perspective.“At the same time, the diary provides an intriguing insight into the character of a young man who was to play a key role in South African political and literary history during the first three decades of this century. It reveals much of the perceptions and motives that shaped his own attitudes and intellectual development and, indeed, those of an early generation of African leaders who sought to build a society which did not determine the place of its citizens by the colour of their skin. The diary therefore illuminates the origins of a struggle which continues to this day.”— John L. Comaroff (ed.) in his preface</p>

The Mafeking Diary of Sol T. Plaatje

History

Comaroff, John

Willan, Brian

Reed, Andrew

Molema, Soloman

Africa

New Africa Books

Memoirs of the Life and Philanthropic Labours of Andrew Reed: With Selections From His Journals

Reed, Andrew 1787-1862

Americas

Legare Street Press

Fighting For Freedom: A Tale Of The Times Of Charles I (1896)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Published in 1863, this biography of Andrew Reed (1787-1862) was compiled by two of his sons, using extracts from his journals. Reed was an ordained Congregational minister, an energetic philanthropist and a campaigner for social reform. He helped to found numerous charitable institutions including the London Orphan Asylum.

Memoirs of the Life and Philanthropic Labours of Andrew Reed, D.D.: With Selections from his Journals (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century)

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Cambridge University Press

<p>Andrew Reed (1787-1862) was a Congregational Minister and one of the leading philanthropists of his day, fund-raising for and founding a number of orphanages and asylums. In 1834, he and fellow Congregational Minister James Matheson (1766-1840) were sent to the Congregational churches of the United States, in order to promote peace and friendship between the two communities. This two-volume 1835 work consists of thirty-nine letters in which the authors recount their journey, and their meetings with their fellow Congregationalists. They visited a large number of cities, mostly on the Eastern Seaboard, and made one excursion to Canada. In Volume 1, the focus is on their arrival in America and their first impression of the country and its people. They note with approval that that 'there is less claptrap, less trifling, and no frivolity' in Congregational services in the United States, as compared with England.</p>

A Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches: By the Deputation from the Congregation Union of England and Wales (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion) (Volume 1)

Matheson, James

Andrew Reed (1787-1862) was a Congregational Minister and one of the leading philanthropists of his day, fund-raising for and founding a number of orphanages and asylums. In 1834, he and fellow Congregational Minister James Matheson (1766-1840) were sent to the Congregational churches of the United States, in order to promote peace and friendship between the two communities. This two-volume 1835 work consists of thirty-nine letters in which the authors recount their journey, and their meetings with their fellow Congregationalists. They visited a large number of cities, mostly on the Eastern Seaboard, and made one excursion to Canada. Volume 2 tells of the many different communities that Reed and Matheson encounter in America, and the focus is mostly on theological and educational issues. They approve of female academies, asking rhetorically, 'why should not our daughters, equally with our sons, possess the advantages, which these institutions ... so readily supply?'.

A Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches: By the Deputation from the Congregation Union of England and Wales (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion) (Volume 2)

Andrew Reed (1787-1862) was a Congregational Minister and one of the leading philanthropists of his day, fund-raising for and founding a number of orphanages and asylums. In 1834, he and fellow Congregational Minister James Matheson (1766-1840) were sent to the Congregational Churches of the United States, in order to promote peace and friendship between the two communities. This two-volume 1835 work consists of thirty-nine letters in which the authors recount their journey, and their meetings with their fellow Congregationalists. They visited a large number of cities, mostly on the Eastern Seaboard, and made one excursion to Canada. In Volume 1, the focus is on their arrival in America and their first impression of the country and its people. Volume 2 tells of the many different communities that Reed and Matheson encounter in America, and the focus is mostly on theological and educational issues, including the education of girls.

A Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches 2 Volume Set: By the Deputation from the Congregation Union of England and Wales (Cambridge Library Collection - Religion)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

The Advancement of Religion: The Claim of the Times

BiblioLife

Martha V2: A Memorial Of An Only And Beloved Sister (1823)

Biographies & Memoirs

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