A Liw"—By J. G. Me Tendon: PWy" Allan Coy Ld, The narrative of the life of a man outstanding in his generation will ever be of interest, and this is peculiarly emphasized in the cas of Cecil Rhodes who in his. short apan of life—he died before he was 49—travelled so fast and s0 The one outstanding feature which 18, so plainly shown from the outset of his career is his intense love of his country and his fixed determination to devote himself to the service of the Empive, "He yealived to achie his object that the possession of wealth was imperative forte tunately for the Empire it came to him carly in the Kimberley Diamond Fields.
For money itself he eared not—ostentatious display he despised—Dut ho valved it for power which its possessor is enabled to wield. his earliest days in South Africa 1 extension of the British pire w the dream of Rhodes. A man of ong, sighted imagination he made his "dreams come trio." Northward, ever northward, his vision lay, and: in spite of rebuffs from and indifter= fence on the part of Imperial and: Colonial Authorities he emerged. triumphant and before his death saw. ome 800,000 square mulles added to' the British Empire.
His personality will be impressed for ever on South Africa, The views which he always maintained as to the relations which should exist bee tween the English and the Dutch, and the treatment to be accorded to the Native population might with. the groatest advantage be studied by those now responsible for the: goverment of the Country.
He was a worker all his life and held the view that a life without work was an empty life, and inspired. those who worked with him to give of their best.
The author has made no, effort to paint the character of Rhodes as bei ish but given us the man as he knew him. Imperious, brooking no opposition contrary to hhis own views, yet withal a man such high quality that his merits far outweighed such defects as he displayed, defects which ure often to seen in the really great.
When the tragedy of his life, the Jameson Raid came and he fell from high estate he showed a brave front to adversity, and set to work again for the Empire in the territory which boars his name and which he had been instrumental in bringing under the British flag.
The scholarships which he founded and the disposal of his vast Wealth all- show. his Jove of country and will maintain after his death the inspirations which guided him in The author haa carried out the purpose which he sct himself to achieve, and we can: thoroughly commend this book to our readers If there is one suggestion which we would like to make itis that a larger map with more details and names should be inserted in the book.
The two maps. shown donot: always give the names of places mentioned: in the text so that the-respect, reader isvat 'a disadvantage in this
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