Joseph Shooter
The Kafirs of Natal and the Zulu Country
The Kafirs of Natal and the Zulu Country
London: E. Stanford, 1857
London: E. Stanford, 1857
"One of the best works on the native races of Natal and Zululand published up to the middle of the 19th century" (Mendelssohn).
"One of the best works on the native races of Natal and Zululand published up to the middle of the 19th century" (Mendelssohn).
The author spent four years as a missionary in Albert, Natal, and provides a detailed account of Zulu and Xhosa customs and beliefs, and a history of Shaka Zulu and his successors. His own findings are supplemented by reference to the accounts of Döhne, Isaacs, and the early English settler Henry Francis Fynn.
The author spent four years as a missionary in Albert, Natal, and provides a detailed account of Zulu and Xhosa customs and beliefs, and a history of Shaka Zulu and his successors. His own findings are supplemented by reference to the accounts of Döhne, Isaacs, and the early English settler Henry Francis Fynn.
The first edition in original cloth binding. I do not own the copies shown below.
The first edition in original cloth binding. I do not own the copies shown below.
My copy has been rebound in leather and marbled paper
My copy has been rebound in leather and marbled paper
