Mary Slessor of CalabarFront matterReading editionChapter navigation102 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterMARY SLESSORChapter I · SAVED BY FEAR CHAPTER II. IN THE WEAVING-SHED CHAPTER III. MISERY CHAPTER IV. TAMING THE ROUGHS CHAPTER V. SELF-CULTURE CHAPTER VI. A TRAGIC LAND CHAPTER VII. THE THREE MARYSChapter I · THE BREATH OF THE TROPICS CHAPTER II. FIRST IMPRESSIONS CHAPTER III. IN THE UNDERWORLD CHAPTER IV. THE PULL OF HOME CHAPTER V. AT THE SEAT OF SATAN CHAPTER VI. IN ELEPHANT COUNTRY CHAPTER VII. WITH BACK TO THE WALL CHAPTER VIII. BEREFT CHAPTER IX. THE SORROWS OF CREEK TOWN CHAPTER X. THE FULNESS OF THE TIMEChapter I · A TRIBE OF TERRORISTS CHAPTER II. IN THE ROYAL CANOE CHAPTER III. THE ADVENTURE OF TAKING POSSESSION CHAPTER IV. FACING AN ANGBY MOB CHAPTER V. LIFE IN THE HAREM CHAPTER VI. STRANGE DOINGS CHAPTER VII. FIGHTING A GRIM FOE CHAPTER VIII. THE POWER OF WITCHCRAFT CHAPTER IX. SORCERY IN THE PATH CHAPTER X. HOW HOUSE AND HALL WERE BUILT CHAPTER XI. A PALAVER AT THE PALACE CHAPTER XII. THE SCOTTISH CARPENTER CHAPTER XIII. HER GREATEST BATTLE AND VICTORY CHAPTER XIV. THE AFTERMATH CHAPTER XV. THE SWEET AND THE STRONG CHAPTER XVI. WAR IN THE GATES CHAPTER XVII. AMONG THE CHURCHES CHAPTER XVIII. LOVE OF LOVER CHAPTER XIX. A LETTER AND ITS RESULT CHAPTER XX. THE BLOOD COVENANT CHAPTER XXI. "RUN, MA! RUN!" CHAPTER XXII. A GOVERNMENT AGENT CHAPTER XXIII. "ECCENTRICITIES," SPADE-WORK, AND DAY-DREAMS CHAPTER XXIV. MAIDEN-MOTHER AND ANGEL-CHILD CHAPTER XXV. MARY KINGSLEY'S VISIT CHAPTER XXVI. AN ALL-NIGHT JOURNEY CHAPTER XXVII. AKOM: A FIRST-FRUIT CHAPTER XXVIII. THE BOX FROM HOME CHAPTER XXIX. AN APPEAL TO THE CONSUL CHAPTER XXX. AFTER SEVEN YEARS CHAPTER XXXI. THE PASSING OF THE CHIEFS CHAPTER XXXII. CLOTHED BY FAITH CHAPTER XXXIII. THE SHY SPEAKER CHAPTER XXXIV. ISOLATION 1. A MOTHER IN ISRAEL 2. THE CARES OF A HOUSEHOLD CHAPTER XXXV. EXILED TO CREEK TOWN CHAPTER XXXVI. PICTURES AND IMPRESSIONS CHAPTER XXXVII. A NIGHT IN THE BUSH CHAPTER XXXVIII. WITH LOVING-KINDNESS CROWNEDChapter I · THE REIGN OF THE LONG JUJU CHAPTER II. PLANTING A BASE CHAPTER III. ON TO AROCHUKU CHAPTER IV. A SLAVE-GIRL'S TRIUMPH CHAPTER V. A BUSH FURLOUGH CHAPTER VI. BEGINNINGS CHAPTER VII. MOVING INLAND CHAPTER VIII. THE PROBLEM OF THE WOMEN CHAPTER IX. A CHRISTMAS PARTY CHAPTER X. MUTINOUS CHAPTER XI. ON THE BENCH CHAPTER XII. A VISITOR'S NOTES CHAPTER XIII. A REST-HOME CHAPTER XIV. SCOTLAND: THE LAST FAREWELL CHAPTER XV. GROWING WEATHER CHAPTER XVI. "THE PITY OF IT" CHAPTER XVII. THE SETTLEMENT BEGUN CHAPTER XVIII. A SCOTTISH GUEST CHAPTER XIX. A MOTOR CAR ROMANCE CHAPTER XX. STRUCK DOWNChapter I · IN HEATHEN DEEPS CHAPTER II. "REAL LIFE" CHAPTER III. THE AUTOCRATIC DOCTOR CHAPTER IV. GOD'S WONDERFUL PALAVER CHAPTER V. WEAK BUT STRONG CHAPTER VI. HER FIRST HOLIDAY CHAPTER VII. INJURED CHAPTER VIII. FRIENDSHIPS WITH OFFICIALS CHAPTER IX. POWER THBOUGH PRAYER CHAPTER X. BIBLE STUDENT CHAPTER XI. BACK TO THE OLD HAUNTS CHAPTER XII. ROYAL RECOGNITION CHAPTER XIII. BATTLE FOR A LIFE CHAPTER XIV. A VISION OF THE NIGHT CHAPTER XV. STORMING THE CITADELS CHAPTER XVI. CLARION CALLS CHAPTER XVII. LOVE-LETTERS CHAPTER XVIII. A LONELY FIGURE CHAPTER XIX. WHEN THE GREAT WAR CAME CHAPTER XX. THE TIME OF THE SINGING OF BIRDS CHAPTER XXI. TRIBUTE AND TREASURE CHAPTER XXII. SEEN AND UNSEEN CHAPTER XXIII. THE ALABASTER BOX ILLUSTRATIONSFIRST PHASEII. IN THE WEAVING-SHEDIII. MISERYIV. TAMING THE ROUGHSV. SELF-CULTUREVI. A TRAGIC LANDVII. THE THREE MARYSSECOND PHASEII. FIRST IMPRESSIONSIII. IN THE UNDERWORLDIV. THE PULL OF HOMEV. AT THE SEAT OF SATANVI. IN ELEPHANT COUNTRYVII. WITH BACK TO THE WALLVIII. BEREFTIX. THE SORROWS OF CREEK TOWNX. THE FULNESS OF THE TIMEI. A TRIBE OF TERRORISTSII. IN THE ROYAL CANOEIII. THE ADVENTURE OF TAKING POSSESSIONIV. FACING AN ANGRY MOBV. LIFE IN HAREMVI. STRANGE DOINGSVII. FIGHTING A GRIM FOEVIII. THE POWER OF WITCHCRAFTIX. SORCERY IN THE PATHX. HOW HOUSE AND HALL WERE BUILTXI. A PALAYER AT THE PALACEXII. THE SCOTTISH CARPENTERXIII. HER GREATEST BATTLE AND VICTORYXIV. THE AFTERMATHXV. THE SWEET AND THE STRONGXVI. WAR IN THE GATESXVII. AMONG THE CHURCHESXVIII. LOVE OF LOVERXIX. A LETTER AND ITS RESULTXX. THE BLOOD COVENANTXXI. "RUN, MA! RUN!"XXII. A GOVERNMENT AGENTXXIII. "ECCENTRICITIES," SPADE-WORK, AND DAY-DREAMSXXIV. MAIDEN-MOTHER AND ANGEL-CHILDXXV. MARY KINGSLEY'S VISITXXVI. AN ALL-NIGHT JOURNEYXXVII. AKOM: A FIRST-FRUITXXVIII. THE BOX FROM HOMEXXIX. AN APPEAL TO THE CONSULXXX. AFTER SEVEN YEARSXXXI. THE PASSING OF THE CHIEFSXXXII. CLOTHED BY FAITHXXXIII. THE SHY SPEAKERXXXIV. ISOLATIONXXXV. EXILED TO CREEK TOWNXXXVI. PICTURES AND IMPRESSIONSXXXVII. A NIGHT IN THE BUSHXXXVIII. WITH LOVING-KINDNESS CROWNEDFOURTH PHASEII. PLANTING A BASEIV. A SLAVE-GIRL'S TRIUMPHV. A BUSH FURLOUGHVI. BEGINNINGSVII. MOVING INLANDVIII. THE PROBLEM OF THE WOMENIX. A CHRISTMAS PARTYX. MUTINOUSXI. ON THE BENCHXII. A VISITOR'S NOTESXIII. A REST-HOMEXIV. SCOTLAND: THE LAST FAREWELLXV. GROWING WEATHERXVI. "THE PITY OF IT"XVII. THE SETTLEMENT BEGUNXVIII. A SCOTTISH GUESTXIX. A MOTOR CAR ROMANCEXX. STRUCK DOWNFIFTH PHASEII. "REAL LIFE"III. THE AUTOCRATIC DOCTORIV. GOD'S WONDERFUL PALAVERV. WEAK BUT STRONGVI. HER FIRST HOLIDAYVII. INJUREDVIII. FRIENDSHIPS WITH OFFICIALSIX. POWER THROUGH PRAYERX. BIBLE STUDENTXI. BACK TO THE OLD HAUNTSXII. ROYAL RECOGNITIONXIII. BATTLE FOR A LIFEXIV. A VISION OF THE NIGHTXV. STORMING THE CITADELSXVI. CLARION CALLSXVII. LOVE-LETTEBSXVIII. A LONELY FIGUREXX. THE TIME OF THE SINGING OF BIRDSXXI. TRIBUTE AND TREASUREXXII. SEEN AND UNSEENBeginning of this editionNext chapter →MARY SLESSORAll chapters and sections (102)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsMARY SLESSORChapters11111Other sectionsFIRST PHASEII. IN THE WEAVING-SHEDIII. MISERYIV. TAMING THE ROUGHSV. SELF-CULTUREVI. A TRAGIC LANDVII. THE THREE MARYSSECOND PHASEII. FIRST IMPRESSIONSIII. IN THE UNDERWORLDIV. THE PULL OF HOMEV. AT THE SEAT OF SATANVI. IN ELEPHANT COUNTRYVII. WITH BACK TO THE WALLVIII. BEREFTIX. THE SORROWS OF CREEK TOWNX. THE FULNESS OF THE TIMEI. A TRIBE OF TERRORISTSII. IN THE ROYAL CANOEIII. THE ADVENTURE OF TAKING POSSESSIONIV. FACING AN ANGRY MOBV. LIFE IN HAREMVI. STRANGE DOINGSVII. FIGHTING A GRIM FOEVIII. THE POWER OF WITCHCRAFTIX. SORCERY IN THE PATHX. HOW HOUSE AND HALL WERE BUILTXI. A PALAYER AT THE PALACEXII. THE SCOTTISH CARPENTERXIII. HER GREATEST BATTLE AND VICTORYXIV. THE AFTERMATHXV. THE SWEET AND THE STRONGXVI. WAR IN THE GATESXVII. AMONG THE CHURCHESXVIII. LOVE OF LOVERXIX. A LETTER AND ITS RESULTXX. THE BLOOD COVENANTXXI. "RUN, MA! RUN!"XXII. A GOVERNMENT AGENTXXIII. "ECCENTRICITIES," SPADE-WORK, AND DAY-DREAMSXXIV. MAIDEN-MOTHER AND ANGEL-CHILDXXV. MARY KINGSLEY'S VISITXXVI. AN ALL-NIGHT JOURNEYXXVII. AKOM: A FIRST-FRUITXXVIII. THE BOX FROM HOMEXXIX. AN APPEAL TO THE CONSULXXX. AFTER SEVEN YEARSXXXI. THE PASSING OF THE CHIEFSXXXII. CLOTHED BY FAITHXXXIII. THE SHY SPEAKERXXXIV. ISOLATIONXXXV. EXILED TO CREEK TOWNXXXVI. PICTURES AND IMPRESSIONSXXXVII. A NIGHT IN THE BUSHXXXVIII. WITH LOVING-KINDNESS CROWNEDFOURTH PHASEII. PLANTING A BASEIV. A SLAVE-GIRL'S TRIUMPHV. A BUSH FURLOUGHVI. BEGINNINGSVII. MOVING INLANDVIII. THE PROBLEM OF THE WOMENIX. A CHRISTMAS PARTYX. MUTINOUSXI. ON THE BENCHXII. A VISITOR'S NOTESXIII. A REST-HOMEXIV. SCOTLAND: THE LAST FAREWELLXV. GROWING WEATHERXVI. "THE PITY OF IT"XVII. THE SETTLEMENT BEGUNXVIII. A SCOTTISH GUESTXIX. A MOTOR CAR ROMANCEXX. STRUCK DOWNFIFTH PHASEII. "REAL LIFE"III. THE AUTOCRATIC DOCTORIV. GOD'S WONDERFUL PALAVERV. WEAK BUT STRONGVI. HER FIRST HOLIDAYVII. INJUREDVIII. FRIENDSHIPS WITH OFFICIALSIX. POWER THROUGH PRAYERX. BIBLE STUDENTXI. BACK TO THE OLD HAUNTSXII. ROYAL RECOGNITIONXIII. BATTLE FOR A LIFEXIV. A VISION OF THE NIGHTXV. STORMING THE CITADELSXVI. CLARION CALLSXVII. LOVE-LETTEBSXVIII. A LONELY FIGUREXX. THE TIME OF THE SINGING OF BIRDSXXI. 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