W. Winwood Reade (1838–1875)
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Bildnachweis: Illustration of Reade in Angola in 1863 from Savage Africa (New York : Harper, 1864)
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The African sketch-book 1 Exemplar
The Ashantee Campaign: An Account of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War by an Eyewitness, West Africa, 1873-4 (2012) 1 Exemplar
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- Reade, William Winwood
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- 1838-12-26
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- 1875-04-24
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- Reade, Charles (uncle)
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So obviously i like this, i mean it is where i stole my profile name from. I also read it originally under the best of circumstances, having found a 1932 edition in a box in an attic. I'm quite shocked that this is over 450 pages, i don't know what kind of paper they used in the 30's but my copy is only the thickness of a modern 200 page book (1.7mm including the hardcovers to be exact :P ). Must be pretty strong stuff too as its still in perfect condition (on the inside) :) .
Anyway this is ostensibly a history book. Although given its age i wouldn't read it for its accuracy. Actually given the way history is constantly being re-evaluated these days i wouldn't trust a 30 year old book for its accuracy :P .
There are only 4 chapters in this, War, Religion, Liberty and Intellect, but if you make it through, especially if you read it in your teens ;) , you might well believe you know all you need to about the human race :D. Or at least human civilization.
The author has a dated but beautful almost lyrical style. The way he describes ancient life really makes it animated and his thoughtful explanations on the evolution of religions are really interesting.
I think it took me a couple of attempts to get through it the first time the style isn't for everyone and there is so much info, but obviously i highly recommend it. One of the only books i can open and start reading at any point and be instantly absorbed. According to the net fans of the book include Cecil Rhodes, H.G.Wells, Winston Churchill, Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Johnston, George Orwell, Susan Isaacs, A.A.Milne, Christopher Robin and Michael Foot.
"Thus, when Nature selects a people to endow them with glory and with wealth, her first proceeding is to massacre their bodies, her second to debauch their minds. She begins with famine, pestilence and war; next, force and rapacity above, chains and slavery below.
She uses evil as the raw material of good; though her aim is always noble, her earliest means are base and cruel.
But as soon as a certain point is reached she washes her black and bloody hands, and uses agents of a higher kind."… (mehr)