Fire and Sword in the Sudan

Rudolf C. Slatin; Major F. R. Wingate [trans.]

Verlag: Edward Arnold, London, 1896

Beschreibung

The third edition of Rudolf Carl von Slatin's detailed account of his time spent in Sudan, tracing the history of the country. The third edition of this work, published in the same year as the first.A remarkable first hand account of Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa, with comprehensive and lively details on the fighting of the time, and what it was like serving the dervishes. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, twenty one plates by R. Talbot Kelly. Collated complete.Written by Rudolf Calf von Slatin, an Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan. Translated into English by Major F. R. Wingate.This work is presented in chronological order of von Slatin's time in the Sudan. There are chapters on the rule of Khalifa Abdullahi, the Mahdist occupation, discent and discord, his plans for escape following incarceration and his eventual fleeing.With a thirty-two page publisher's catalogue to the rear.A truly gripping account, and a fascinating insight into the politics of Sudan at this time. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with closed tear to cloth at back strip head. Fading to back strip. Small hole to cloth at front joint tail. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Small losses of paper to fore edges of pages xv-xvii. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 909F54

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Fire and Sword in the Sudan

Verlag: Edward Arnold, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1896

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: R. Talbot Kelly

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book