Shaka Zulu"The classic of African History -- a biography of Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, born leader and brilliant general...E.A. Ritter grew up with the Zulus, earning their respect and accumulating a rich store of material during his long association with them. Shaka's life and deeds had been handed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, and they are here evoked with a sense of drama and an eye for detail." -- Back cover. |
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Page 298
... Mbuzikazi had discovered that she had a peculiar charm , and , like Cleopatra , she possessed the brains to develop ... Mbuzikazi , after a hectic day or so . This per- manent preference of Shaka for Pampata was the bane of Mbuzi- kazi's ...
... Mbuzikazi had discovered that she had a peculiar charm , and , like Cleopatra , she possessed the brains to develop ... Mbuzikazi , after a hectic day or so . This per- manent preference of Shaka for Pampata was the bane of Mbuzi- kazi's ...
Page 299
... Mbuzikazi . A knot of harem girls had gathered to watch this strange duel , for all knew that their favourite was using the only weapon - smiling silence – which could beat that cascade of acrimony . ' It makes me want to vomit every ...
... Mbuzikazi . A knot of harem girls had gathered to watch this strange duel , for all knew that their favourite was using the only weapon - smiling silence – which could beat that cascade of acrimony . ' It makes me want to vomit every ...
Page 308
... Mbuzikazi had ulti- mately won ; and when in the third month she failed ' to go to the river ' , both she and the Royal matron in charge of Em - Tandeni knew what to expect , and they both immediately made a secret report to Nandi . The ...
... Mbuzikazi had ulti- mately won ; and when in the third month she failed ' to go to the river ' , both she and the Royal matron in charge of Em - Tandeni knew what to expect , and they both immediately made a secret report to Nandi . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Zululand and the Zulus in the late Eighteenth | 15 |
Birth and Exile | 25 |
Copyright | |
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