viii PREFACE. 



I wish to tender my thanks to Lady Helen Graham 

 for the trouble and care she has taken over the beautiful 

 illustrations she has kindly contributed to this book, for 

 which also I have been fortunate in obtaining some 

 particularly fine specimens of Mr. E. G. Caldwell's 

 art. My thanks are due to Messrs. G. M. and A. C. 

 Gathorne-Hardy for placing at my disposal a number 

 of their excellent photographs as well as for much other 

 help ; and I have also to thank Mr. R. G. Rendell, Mr. 

 F. W. Ross, Captain E. G. Wynyard, D.S.O., and 

 the Moravian Missionary Society for some of the 

 photographs. 



Finally I must cordially express my gratitude to Mr. 

 F. C. Selous for the " Foreword " which he has written 

 for these pages and for the kindness and help that I 

 have always received from him. 



H. HESKETH PRICHARD. 



PRAE WOOD, ST. ALBANS. 

 June 1st, 1910. 



