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Chaka the Zulu / Thomas Mofolo.
LIBRA Rare DT878.Z9 M6 1949 Banks copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mofolo, Thomas, 1877-1948.
- Series:
- English readers' library
- The English-Reader's Library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shaka, King of the Zulu, 1787?-1828.
- Shaka.
- KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)--History.
- KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa).
- South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal.
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 6 unnumbered pages, 125 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Oxford University Press, 1949.
- Contents:
- Nandi chooses Senzangakona as her lover
- Senzangakona sends Nandi away
- Chaka kills a lion
- Chaka is visited by the Lord of the Deep Water
- Chaka flies from home
- Chaka meets Isanusi
- Isanusi doctors Chaka
- Chaka comes to Dingiswayo
- Ndlebe and Malunga come to Chaka
- Chaka captures Zwide
- The death of Senzangakona
- Noliwe
- Chaka and Isanusi at the grave of Senzangakona
- Chaka is made chief in place of his father
- Chaka is made chief in place of Dingiswaya
- The new tribe-name
- Chaka prepares for many ways
- The death of Noliwe
- The killing of the cowards
- Umziligazi
- The death of Nandi
- Terrible thirst
- Bad dreams
- Udonga-luka-Tatiyana
- The death of Chaka.
- Notes:
- Illustrated by Eleanor Watkins.
- "Chaka was written by Thomas Mofolo, of Basutoland, in his own language, Sesuto. The English translation of F. H. Dutton has been shortened and slightly simplified for this present edition, with the permission of the author and the International African Institute."--Preface.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy is "Thirteenth impression 1974".
- Banks Collection copy has "14 Day" and 2 dates stamped within (Jan 19 1975 and Dec 17 1975).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mofolo, Thomas, 1877-1948. Chaka the Zulu.
- ISBN:
- 0194141063
- 9780194141062
- OCLC:
- 3281219
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