the era and impact of a Victorian missionary Hardage, Jeanette. creator text bibliography biography Electronic books. enk Cambridge, U.K Lutterworth Press 2010, ©2008 2010 2008 monographic eng 1 online resource (xxv, 344 pages, [12] pages of plates) : illustrations, map, portraits How did a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee become a role model for a hundred years? How did she come to wield influence in the land known to her compatriots as the white man's grave? Why are there statues of her holding twins in Nigeria' How did she develop her missionary fervor combined with down-to-earth common sense? How did she overcome difficult situations throughout her life in ways that set her apart from many Victorians? Her eccentricities are often cited: She climbed trees, marched barefoot and bareheaded through the forest, declined to filter her water, and shed her Victorian. Preparing and going, 1848-1879. Early influences ; Duke Town -- Branching out, 1879-1890. Old Town : too busy ; A long pause : Creek Town ; Marsh fever and other afflictions ; Opening a territory -- New possibilities, 1890-1900. Escapades and romance ; Hopes and disappointments ; British imperial agents ; Visitors and empire -- Queen Mary, 1900-1909. Bairns ; Long juju ; A new man and new work ; Court and furlough ; Disagreements in and out of court -- A life spent, 1909-1915. Faith matters ; Ikpe and Nkana ; Rest and honor -- A legacy, 1915 and later. Endings ; Remembrance ; Epilogue: African mission to Liverpool. Jeanette Hardage. Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-330) and index. f-nr--- e-uk-st Slessor, Mary 1848-1915 Church of Scotland Missions Nigeria Calabar Region Slessor, Mary Mitchell 1848-1915 Church of Scotland Missions Nigeria Calabar Women missionaries Nigeria Calabar Region Biography Women missionaries Scotland Biography Presbyterian Church Missions Nigeria Calabar Region BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Religious RELIGION Christian Ministry Missions BV3625.N6 S596 2010 266.0092 0718842022 9780718842024 22573/ctt1cg5g9w JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=813795 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=813795 YDXCP 130722 20200709060154.0 ocn853495793 eng