# The Last Will and Testament of Cecil Rhodes

The sixth and final draft of Rhodes' will, dated July 1st, 1899, along with three later codicils, the last dated March 1902, in published form with accounts of his ideas, his death, and funeral
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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CECIL J. RHODES
With Elucidary Notes Edited by W. T. STEAD
Photograph by][W. and D. Downey.
The Right Hon. Cecil John Rhodes.
THE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
Cecil John Rhodes
WITH ELUCIDATORY NOTES
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
SOME CHAPTERS DESCRIBING THE
POLITICAL and RELIGIOUS IDEAS OF THE TESTATOR
Edited by W. T. STEAD
LONDON
“REVIEW OF REVIEWS” OFFICE
NORFOLK STREET, W.C.
1902
LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.
PREFATORY NOTE.
The interest excited by the publication in the daily papers of the last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes justifies and explains the appearance of this volume.
For the marginal and foot notes, as well as for the chapters describing the political and religious ideas of Mr. Rhodes, no one is responsible but
THE EDITOR.
June 4th, 1902.
CONTENTS.
| Frontispiece : The Right Hon. Cecil John Rhodes. |
| Prefatory Note. | page |
| Part I.—The Last Will and Testament | 3 |
| Part II.—The Political and Religious Ideas of Mr. Rhodes | 51 |
| Part II. Chapter I.—His Writings | 55 |
| Part II. Chapter„ II.—His Conversations | 79 |
| Part II. Chapter„ III.—His Correspondence | 117 |
| Part II. Chapter„ IV.—His Speeches | 139 |
| Part III.—The Closing Scene | 177 |
| Index | 193 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Frontispiece: The Right Hon. Cecil John Rhodes. :
| PART I. |||
| page |||
| Mr. Rhodes's Burial Place: The Summit of "World's View" | Mr. Rhodes's Burial Place: The Summit of "World's View" | 2 |
| Mr. Rhodes's Westacre Farm in the Matoppos | Mr. Rhodes's Westacre Farm in the Matoppos | 6 |
| The Inyanga Farm | The Inyanga Farm | 8 |
| Groote Schuur | Groote Schuur | 10 |
| Approach to Groote Schuur | Approach to Groote Schuur | 12 |
| Other Views of the Residence | Other Views of the Residence | 14–37 |
| Portrait of Mr. Rhodes: By E. Tennyson-Cole | Portrait of Mr. Rhodes: By E. Tennyson-Cole | 26 |
| Oriel College, Oxford | Oriel College, Oxford | 31 |
| Portrait of Mr. B. F. Hawksley | Portrait of Mr. B. F. Hawksley | 41 |
| Portrait of Mr. W. T. Stead | Portrait of Mr. W. T. Stead | 42 |
| Dalham Hall | Dalham Hall | 48 |
| PART II. ||
| Cecil Rhodes (a Sketch by the Marchioness of Granby) | Cecil Rhodes (a Sketch by the Marchioness of Granby) | 50 |
| Portrait of Lord Rosebery | Portrait of Lord Rosebery | 53 |
| Mr. Rhodes Studying the Map of Africa | Mr. Rhodes Studying the Map of Africa | 54 |
| Chapter I.— | Portrait of Lord Milner | 57 |
| | Portrait of Earl Grey | 60 |
| | Portrait of Mr. A. Beit | 65 |
| | Portrait of Mr. L. L. Michell | 67 |
| | Portrait of Dr. Jameson | 75 |
| Chapter II.— | Portrait of Mr. Rhodes as a Boy | 78 |
| | House in which Mr. Rhodes was Born | 87 |
| | Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Maguire | 92 |
| | Portraits of Mr. F. E. Garrett | 110 ​ |
| Chapter III.— | Portrait of Mr. Rhodes | 116 |
| | Portrait of Mr. C. D. Rudd | 119 |
| | Portraits of Dr. Jameson and Mr. Boyd | 123 |
| | Portrait of Sir Harry Johnston | 127 |
| | Portrait of Mr. Rhodes in 1899 | 138 |
| Chapter IV.— | A Characteristic Portrait of Mr. Rhodes | 141 |
| | Portrait of Dr. Rutherfoord Harris | 146 |
| | Portrait of Mr. Hays Hammond | 156 |
| PART III. ||
| The Last Portrait of Mr. Rhodes | The Last Portrait of Mr. Rhodes | 176 |
| The Cottage at Muizenberg, where Mr. Rhodes Died | The Cottage at Muizenberg, where Mr. Rhodes Died | 179 |
| The Lying in State | The Lying in State | 182 |
| Funeral Procession Starting from Bulawayo | Funeral Procession Starting from Bulawayo | 182 |
| Excavating Mr. Rhodes's Tomb | Excavating Mr. Rhodes's Tomb | 186 |
| Lowering the Coffin into the Grave | Lowering the Coffin into the Grave | 191 |
Photograph by][L. Pedrotti, Bulawayo.
Mr. Rhodes's Burial Place: The Summit of “World's View.”
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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