Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Black Ivory and White, or the Story of El Zubeir Pasha Slaver and Sultan as Told by Himself: Translated and Put to Record
Some apology is due not only for the publica tion of the following monograph on the life Of El Zubeir but also for the form it takes. I commenced writing the account of E1 Zubeir's adventures when first he came to Omdurman, hoping to see its completion before his years became too many for him to bear. His bodily feebleness has, however, rapidly increased during the past few months and, after delineating the outlines of his picture, I am perforce compelled by his frequent indispositions to postpone the filling in of the details to a season that may never now come. Latterly his illness has taken a turn for the worse and I have decided to publish what I have already finished although my notes are still incomplete and much that he has already told me lies upon my table in a more amor phous state than what follows. Historically con sidered the account that Zubeir himself gives of his life and actions is of little value. I hope, however, to be able to test it in days to come with the touchstone of facts.
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