Category: Travel Writing
Religious Revolution in Madagascar—The Idols PAGES 1-24 burned—Increased Help sent from England to the Mission—A Deputation appointed to visit the Island—Our Journey thither—Marseilles—Naples—Fellow-passengers—The Suez Canal—Aden—The Indian Ocean—Mauritius—The Bullockers—Passa...
Religious Revolution in Madagascar—The Idols PAGES 1-24 burned—Increased Help sent from England to the Mission—A Deputation appointed to visit the Island—Our Journey thither—Mar...
2. CHAPTER II.East Coast of Madagascar, its Character and PAGES Population—Supplies needed by a Traveller 25-49 to the Capital—Our Journey—Inland Lagoons—Park-like Scenery—Andevoranto—Ascend...
3. CHAPTER III.The Betsileo Province, its importance and PAGES position—The Mission recent—Journey 51-98 thither—The Ankárat Mountains, their breadth and height—Encamp at the foot—The Vava Vat...
4. CHAPTER IV.Return of the Queen and Military PAGES Expeditions—Thunderstorm—Public entry into 99-128 the City and reception by the People—Uniforms and ceremonies on the occasion—Reason and...
5. CHAPTER V.Settling in the Capital—My Madagascar PAGES Home—Prospect over Imerina—Family Life and 129-155 Housekeeping—Our Servants—The Garden—Weather, Thunderstorms—Beauty of Imerina—The...
6. CHAPTER VI.The East Coast of the Island—The West PAGES Coast—Travels of M. Grandidier—Maps of 158-188 Madagascar—Mr. Cameron’s Survey—Additions made by us—Size of Madagascar—The Mountain m...
7. CHAPTER VII.South Border of Imerina—Hill of PAGES Antongona—Arivonimamo, the old 189-226 Capital—Great number of beautiful hills—Miádana Manjáka—Lake Itasy—The Mándridráno—Religious knowled...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Special reason for a visit to this PAGES Province—Crossing the Granite Moors—Basin 227-267 of the Mananára—Anjozorobe and its People—Spend Sunday with them—“The Gate of Rock”—Th...
9. CHAPTER IX.Last Meetings in the Capital—Farewell PAGES interview with the Queen—Departure to 269-320 Vonizongo—North Vonizongo—Angavo—The five Garrison Towns—Religious condition of their P...
10. CHAPTER X.Domestic Slavery in Madagascar—Ancient Trade PAGES in Slaves—Radáma’s Treaty with Governor 321-334 Farquhar well observed—Similar clause in the Treaty of 1865—Slaves imported ne...
11. CHAPTER I.Religious Revolution in Madagascar—The Idols burned—Increased Help sent from England to the Mission—A Deputation appointed to visit the Island—Our Journey thither—Marseilles—Nap...
12. CHAPTER I.ON the 8th of September 1869, a religious revolution took place in Madagascar. The priests and diviners of the idol Kelimaláza came to the Queen, and urged that, like her predec...
13. CHAPTER II.East Coast of Madagascar, its Character and Population—Supplies needed by a Traveller to the Capital—Our Journey—Inland Lagoons—Park-like Scenery—Andevoranto—Ascend the Iharoka—...
14. CHAPTER II.THE east coast of Madagascar, the first portion of the island usually seen by English and French travellers, possesses few attractions. It consists of an undulating plain, which...
15. CHAPTER III.The Betsileo Province, its importance and position—The Mission recent—Journey thither—The Ankárat Mountains, their breadth and height—Encamp at the foot—The Vava Vato—Betáfo and...
16. CHAPTER III.SOUTH of Imerina lies the BETSILEO province, containing a most important section of the Malagasy people. The province is long and narrow; and, like Imerina, it occupies the enti...
17. CHAPTER IV.Return of the Queen and Military Expeditions—Thunderstorm—Public entry into the City and reception by the People—Uniforms and ceremonies on the occasion—Reason and Course of the...
18. CHAPTER IV.WE had just reached the city, and were beginning to rest after our weary journey, when we were quickly followed by the Queen’s Camp, and by the two military expeditions which ha...
19. CHAPTER V.Settling in the Capital—My Madagascar Home—Prospect over Imerina—Family Life and Housekeeping—Our Servants, the Garden—Weather, Thunderstorms—Beauty of Imerina—The great City Ma...
20. CHAPTER V.THE rainy season had fully set in and we prepared to settle down in the Capital for three or four months. Busy times were before us. We had to hold important consultations with...
21. CHAPTER VI.The East Coast of the Island—The West Coast—Travels of M. Grandidier—Maps of Madagascar—Mr. Cameron’s Survey—Additions made by us—Size of Madagascar—The Mountain-mass along its...
22. CHAPTER VI.COMPARATIVELY little has hitherto been written on the geography of Madagascar. French travellers and English officers, as well as missionaries, have landed on the east coast and...
23. CHAPTER VII.South Border of Imerina—Hill of Antongona—Arivonimamo, the old Capital—Great number of beautiful hills—Miádana Manjáka—Lake Itasy—The Mándridráno—Religious knowledge of the peop...
24. CHAPTER VII.THE season was now advancing: the dry weather had come, and in the open parts of the country there was little fear of fever. The plans of the mission were pretty fully shaped ou...
25. CHAPTER VIII.Special reason for a visit to this Province—Crossing the Granite Moors—Basin of the Mananára—Anjozorobe and its People—Spend Sunday with them—“The Gate of Rock”—The Wilderness o...
26. CHAPTER VIII.THE SIHANAKA province, to which our steps were next directed, has hitherto borne an evil reputation as a hotbed of fever. But there were strong reasons which made it imperative...
27. CHAPTER IX.Last Meetings in the Capital—Farewell interview with the Queen—Departure to Vonizongo—North Vonizongo—Angavo—The five Garrison Towns—Religious condition of their People—Crossing...
28. CHAPTER IX.OUR work in Imerina was done: we had only a fortnight left to make our preparations for another voyage, to complete sundry matters of business, and say farewell to our friends....
29. CHAPTER X.Domestic Slavery in Madagascar—Ancient Trade in Slaves—Rádama’s Treaty with Governor Farquhar well observed—Similar clause in the Treaty of 1865—Slaves imported nevertheless—Cap...
30. CHAPTER X.THROUGHOUT our visit we felt that there is one very weak point in Malagasy social life, the system of domestic slavery. We saw it; we touched it at many points; it forced itself...