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A window into a 19th‑century miscellany, blending history, travel writing, and poetry in one volume.
This editions gathers varied excerpts from Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing Tracts, offering readers a snapshot of the era’s interests and literary tastes. The book presents historical sketches, travel notes, and classic poetry in a compact, archival format.
Within its pages you’ll encounter early colonial history and frontier clashes in Africa, a vivid travelogue about Ireland in 1853, extracts from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, and selections from Homer’s Iliad. The mix highlights how 19th‑century readers engaged with distant places, ancient myths, and contemporary reportage in a single compilation.
- Historical narrative on the Cape Colony and the conflict with neighboring tribes.
- Contemporary travel writing about Ireland and its 1850s touring scene.
- Poetic passages from Spenser’s Fairy Queen and dramatic scenes from the Iliad.
- A window into 19th‑century editorial taste and the era’s miscellany publishing.
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical overviews, travel literature, and classic verse in a single, vintage volume.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles the history and causes of the British-Caffre wars that plagued the Cape Colony in the 19th century. It examines the disastrous consequences of the initial British policy of appeasing the Caffres, as well as the subsequent vacillation between conciliation and coercion that marked the relationship between the two sides. The author provides a detailed examination of the military campaigns, the political maneuvering, and the social and economic factors that shaped the conflict. The analysis reveals the complexities of the frontier conflict and scrutinizes the failures of British policy in achieving a lasting peace in the region. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780259312444_0
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