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"[...] "You will take your wives, your children, your servants, and your possessions to the village of Ikan, there to stay until I give you leave to return. The palaver is finished." Next came the chief of the Akasava, very ill at ease. "Lord, if any man says I did you wrong, he lies," said the chief. "Then I am a liar!" said Sanders. "For I say that you are an evil man, full of cunning." "If it should be," said the chief, "that you order me to go to my village as you have ordered Sato-Koto, I[...]".
Sanders of the River, by Edgar Wallace- Published on: 2015-03-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .38" w x 6.00" l, .43 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 166 pages
About the Author Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born illegitimately in Greenwich, London, in 1875 to actors Mary Jane Richards and T.H. Edgar. As an infant he was adopted by George Freeman, a porter at Billingsgate fish market. Aged eleven, Wallace sold newspapers at Ludgate Circus and upon leaving school took a job with a printer. He later enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment, before transferring to the Medical Staff Corps, and was sent to South Africa. In 1898, he published a collection of poems called 'The Mission that Failed', and subsequently left the army to become correspondent for Reuters. South African war correspondent for 'The Daily Mail' followed and his articles were later published as 'Unofficial Dispatches'. His outspokenness infuriated Lord Kitchener, who removed his credentials. He then edited the 'Rand Daily Mail', but gambled disastrously on the South African Stock Market. Returning to England, Wallace at first reported on crimes and hanging trials, before becoming editor of 'The Evening News'. It was in 1905 that he founded the Tallis Press, publishing 'Smithy', a collection of soldier stories, and 'The Four Just Men'. The latter was published with the ending removed as an advertising stunt and he offered oe500 to readers who could successfully guess the ending. Unfortunately, many did and he was almost bankrupted. At various times Wallace also worked as a journalist on 'The Standard', 'The Star', 'The Week-End Racing Supplement' and 'The Story Journal'. In 1917, he became a Special Constable at Lincoln's Inn and also a special interrogator for the War Office. The Daily Mail sent Wallace to investigate atrocities in the Belgian Congo, a trip that provided material for his 'Sanders of the River' books. In 1923, he became Chairman of the Press Club and in 1931 stood as a Liberal Parliamentary candidate for Blackpool. Wallace's first marriage in 1901 to Ivy Caldecott, daughter of a missionary, ended in divorce in 1918 and he later married his much younger secretary, Violet King. Along with countless articles, some 23 screenplays and many short stories, Wallace wrote more than 170 books, which have been translated into 28 languages and sales of which have exceeded 50 million copies. Over 160 films have been made from his books - more than any other author. In the 1920's one of Wallace's many publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. His sales were exceeded only by 'The Bible'. He died in 1932 whilst working on the screenplay for 'King Kong', having moved to Hollywood after being offered a contract by RKO.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful. VERY mixed feelings about this book... By Colleen McMahon Sanders of the River is the first in a series of books that popular turn-of-the-20th-century author Edgar Wallace wrote, all of which featured Sanders, the commissioner for an undefined area of British colonial Africa (from the descriptions, probably the Gold Coast/Nigeria area). Though described as a novel, the book is really a series of linked short stories.I really don't know how to feel about this book. On one hand, Edgar Wallace is an excellent writer in terms of setting atmosphere and telling a story. Africa in colonial days is a completely foreign place in terms of my prior knowledge, and he makes me really see, hear, feel and at times even smell the setting he writes about. The stories move along quickly and Sanders is something of a stoic nonentity as a hero, but it's always interesting to watch how he acts to resolve various problems that face him.Most of the stories are the same: Sanders, as the British commmissioner, is the highest authority in the land under his control, and holds sway over various native groups living in that area. The plots involve either a foolish white person showing up with little to no understanding of the natives, and getting himself into trouble, or one or the other of the native tribes stirring up trouble. Either way, Sanders has to intervene and resolve the situation.So my mixed feelings come in in that, there is no nice way to put this, the stories and the whole set up are racist to the core. Sanders exemplifies the sort of person Kipling meant when he urged British men to "take up the white man's burden". The natives are continually portrayed as simple, superstitious, easily manipulated, and not very bright. At best they are portrayed as child like and needing a firm hand; at worst they are stupid, greedy, violent brutes. Sanders' role is to watch over and protect the "good" (well behaved, docile) natives and intervene with strong measures when required. He resolves most native "uprisings" and crimes against other tribes or (heaven forfend) one of those foolish white travellers by hanging the ringleader. Lesser offenders are packed off to some coastal location to serve a prison term of hard labor. In Wallace's portrayal, the natives don't seem to really mind or resent Sanders' authority but recognize it as superior; one man, facing hanging by Sanders, even compliments him on the rumor that he is recognized as someone whose hangings are said to be quick and painless.If you are interested in reading popular literature that very much portrays the British imperial attitudes at their highest point, this is a book you will want to look at. It's very readable and at times even funny (Sanders has a very dry wit), but the pernicious attitudes and assumptions underlying the stories gives me pause. It's not something I'd be comfortable giving to or reading to a child too young to understand the historical context. Even with my very mixed feelings and distaste for the racial attitudes on display, I am still interested in reading more of the stories in this series, particularly Bosambo of the River, as Bosambo is a very intriguing native character, sort of a charming trickster type, and I am hoping some of the stories are told from his point of view.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Jungle adventure, British Empire style. By WOODWARD Leslene If you like adventure in exotic jungles, a dash of comedy and marvellous characters, this is for you. The only qualification is that you must remember--and the publishers also warn you of this--that Edgar Wallace was writing before, across and after, the First World War, and the philosophy and culture of "the British Empire" as it was in those days, is naturally totally different to the world of today. But in addition to the adventure, humour, etc., the Sanders books are a genuine eye-opener to just how difficult a life the white policemen of the African jungles lived. Quickest contact between two points was by carrier pigeon, to get from A to Z you walked through jungle for two weeks, or if you were lucky took a small steamer up a dangerous river. But for a sit-down-feet-up-enjoy-yourself read, they are great.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. African adventure from a bygone era By HowdyDave I see a lot of reviews that call this book "racist"...If it had been written within the last 40 years or so I might agree, but it wasn't... this book originally came out in 1911."RACIST"? I don't think so...But there is a good dose of Imperialism, which is merely another mindset from yesteryear.This is a fairly straightforward and honest snapshot of the mindset of bygone days.Looking at it in this fashion, it not only provides entertainment and adventure, it also provides us with a bit of insight into our cultural past.Light reading, fairly short stories, and a lot of fun!
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