The Garrett papers edited with an introduction by Gerald Shaw.
by GARRETT, Edmund
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Cape Town, 1984. Cloth. With plates. (12),152 pp.Van Riebeeck Society, 2nd series, 15. - In 1895 Edmund Garrett (1865-1907) was appointed editor of the Cape Times and remained there during the crucial period of the Jameson Raid, the lead-up to the South African War. A staunch imperialist, he formed close relationships with Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of the Cape, and with Dr Jane Waterston. His letters to his cousins give an intimate and lively account of life in Cape Town until 1899.
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- Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NL)
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- The Garrett papers edited with an introduction by Gerald Shaw.
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- GARRETT, Edmund
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- Used
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- Hardcover
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