The Great Island
Madagascar: Past and Present
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First Edition
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The Livingstone Press (LMS) (1937).
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Softcover Book
The opening chapters of this book gives a general overview and brief history of Madagascar. For the most part it focuses on the Church in Madagascar, and in particular the activities of LMS missionaries.
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Text from the Front Flap
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The Great Island by H. A. Ridgwell: A vividly written story of the L.M.S. in Madagascar by a prominent missionary. Madagascar, land of persecution, provides perhaps the greatest triumphs for the Christian Church in the history of modern missions.
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List of Illustrations from Page 6
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- A Typical Old Malagasy Wearing the Lamba (Frontispiece)
- Tananarive: A City Set on a Hill
- A Forest Village: One-Roomed Huts of Split Bamboo
- Ranavalona I: The Persecuting Queen
- Centenary Picture Produced for the 1920 Celebrations of the Beginning of Missions in Madagascar
- A Forest Chief – in Coat of Native Woven Bark Cloth
- A Mission Teacher and his Family
- Map of Madagascar (Endpaper)
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Contents
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- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Chapter I: The People and their Story
- Chapter II: Surprises and Contrasts
- Chapter III: The City of a Thousand
- Chapter IV: The Epic Story of the Church Retold
- (a) Sunrise
- (b) Storm Clouds
- (c) A New Day Breaks
- (d) Noontide
- Chapter V: A Glimpse at the Protestant Church To-day
- Chapter VI: The Five Fields of the L.M.S.
- I. Imerina
- II. Betsileo
- III. Antsihanaka
- IV. Marofotsy
- V. Mandritsara
- A Few Statistics
- Map of Madagascar
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Notes
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- Original price: 1/- (1 Shilling)
- Printed by Ebenezer Baylis and Son, Ltd, The Trinity Press, Great Britain.
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Condition of Item
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Very Good. Spine slightly faded.
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