Mary Slessor - everybody's mother : the era and impact of a Victorian missionary /
Hardage, Jeanette.
Eugene, Or. : Wipf & Stock,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-330) and index.
pt. 1. Preparing and going, 1848-1879. Early influences -- Duke Town -- pt. 2. Branching out, 1879-1890. Old Town : too busy -- A long pause : Creek Town -- Marsh fever and other afflictions -- Opening a territoy -- pt. 3. New possibilities, 1890-1900. Escapades and romance -- Hopes and disappointments -- British imperial agents -- Visitors and empire -- pt. 4. Queen Mary, 1900-1909. Bairns -- Long juju -- A new man and new work -- Court and furlough -- Disagreements in and out of court -- pt. 5. A life spent, 1909-1915. Faith matters -- Ipke and Nkana -- Rest and honor -- pt. 6. A legacy, 1915 and later. Endings -- Remembrance -- Epilogue: African mission to Liverpool.
Slessor, Mary, 1848-1915.
Church of Scotland
Women missionaries
Presbyterian Church