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Author : Mike C. Atkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Nigerian Tales of the Colonial Era written by Mike C. Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9361424009
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (614 download)
Download or read book Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa written by Elphinstone Dayrell and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book “Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa” is a Folk tales written by Elphinstone Dayrell. Elphinstone Dayrell, a British colonial administrator, collected and preserved conventional folks tales from Southern Nigeria. "Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa" is a complicated web of oral traditions that captures the spirit of Nigerian tradition. The paintings of literature contain a huge range of folks stories, myths, and legends handed down over ages in Nigeria.Dayrell's paintings are an exquisite useful resource for gaining knowledge of approximately Southern Nigeria's oral literature and cultural records.These human beings's recollections mirror the attitudes, behaviors, and values of numerous Nigerian groups. The testimonies have appealing characters consisting of foxy animals, supernatural beings, and courageous men. Morality, bravery, consciousness, and deception are key topics in these tales, which educate listeners and readers vital instructions. Dayrell efficaciously portrays Southern Nigeria's numerous landscapes and traditions. The work of literature preserves actual folklore, so assisting to preserve Nigeria's cultural historical history for future generations. Each narrative offers insight into the Nigerian humans's ideas and creativity, as well as their many cultural affects.
Author : Mike C. Atkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book More Nigerian Tales of the Colonial Era written by Mike C. Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike C. Atkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Yet More Nigerian Tales of the Colonial Era written by Mike C. Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa written by Elphinstone Dayrell and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nwando Achebe
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253222486
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (532 download)
Download or read book The Female King of Colonial Nigeria written by Nwando Achebe and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While providing critical perspectives on women, gender, sex and sexuality, and the colonial encounter, she considers how it was possible for this woman to take on the office and responsibilities of a traditionally male role.
Author : Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365468790
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (687 download)
Download or read book Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa (Classic Reprint) written by Elphinstone Dayrell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa Frorifzkpz'ece from a Drawing in C 5] Major G. M. DE L. Dayrell page Introduction The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter II. How a Hunter Obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them III. The Woman with two Skins The King's Magic Drum V. I uen and the King' 8 Wife VI. Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King VII. Why the Bat fires by Night VIII. The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull IX. The King who Married the Cock's Daughter X. Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child The Fish and The Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water XII. Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime XIII. Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant has Small Eyes Why a Hawk kills Chickens XVI. Why the Sun and the Moon live In the Sky XVII. Why the Flies Bother the Cows XVIII. Why the Cat kills Rats XIX. The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Warren S. Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Nigerian Folk Tales written by Warren S. Walker and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria written by Elphinstone Dayrell and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Cunliffe-Jones
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0230112609
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book My Nigeria written by Peter Cunliffe-Jones and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His nineteenth-century cousin, paddled ashore by slaves, twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather helped craft Nigeria's constitution and negotiate its independence, the first of its kind in Africa. Four decades later, Peter Cunliffe-Jones arrived as a journalist in the capital, Lagos, just as military rule ended, to face the country his family had a hand in shaping.Part family memoir, part history, My Nigeria is a piercing look at the colonial legacy of an emerging power in Africa. Marshalling his deep knowledge of the nation's economic, political, and historic forces, Cunliffe-Jones surveys its colonial past and explains why British rule led to collapse at independence. He also takes an unflinching look at the complicated country today, from email hoaxes and political corruption to the vast natural resources that make it one of the most powerful African nations; from life in Lagos's virtually unknown and exclusive neighborhoods to the violent conflicts between the numerous tribes that make up this populous African nation. As Nigeria celebrates five decades of independence, this is a timely and personal look at a captivating country that has yet to achieve its great potential.
Author : Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330206959
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa written by Elphinstone Dayrell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa Many years ago a book on the Folk-Tales of the Eskimo was published, and the editor of The Academy (Dr. Appleton) told one of his minions to send it to me for revision. By mischance it was sent to an eminent expert in Political Economy, who, never suspecting any error, took the book for the text of an interesting essay on the economics of "the blameless Hyperboreans." Mr. Dayrell's "Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria" appeal to the anthropologist within me, no less than to the lover of what children and older people call "Fairy Tales." The stories are full of mentions of strange institutions, as well as of rare adventures. I may be permitted to offer some running notes and comments on this mass of African curiosities from the crowded lumber-room of the native mind. I. The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter. - The story, like the tales of the dark native tribes of Australia, rises from that state of fancy by which man draws (at least for purposes of fiction) no line between himself and the lower animals. Why should not the fair heroine, Adet, daughter of the tortoise, be the daughter of human parents? The tale would be none the less interesting, and a good deal more credible to the mature intelligence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Olawale Idewu
Publisher : New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Nigerian Folk Tales written by Olawale Idewu and published by New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1961 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chima J. Korieh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108425801
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Nigeria and World War II written by Chima J. Korieh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sophisticated history of colonial interactions in Nigeria during World War II drawing on hitherto unexplored archival resources.
Author : Mike C. Atkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book An African Life written by Mike C. Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elena N. Grand
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781976568114
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (681 download)
Download or read book Folktales of Nigeria written by Elena N. Grand and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigerian folktales are epic stories that can explain the world around us. These stories and myths have been told within generations. Nigerian folklore include proverbs, myths, "just so" stories, and riddles. "Just so" stories are designed to explain features of an animal, such as their appearance or their habits. Morals are either explicitly stated at the end of Nigerian folktales, or hidden within the text. Animals, especially the tortoise, hold prominence in the tales from Nigeria, and unlike other folk tales from Africa, there aren't many "trickster" figures like Anasi. Reading some of the stories from Nigeria, you may note that the stories bear similarity to some European folk tales, filled with poor peasant girls, royalty, and magical properties; however, many of the folk tales bear a magic that is all their own, with grand narratives readers have loved for years. The collection of Folktales from Nigeria consists of one book with 40 folktales collected from Southern Nigeria. The stories are full of mentions of strange institutions, as well as of rare adventures. Book includes: The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter How a Hunter obtained Money from his Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and how he got out of repaying them The Woman with Two Skins The King's Magic Drum Ituen and the King's Wife Of the Pretty Stranger who Killed the King Why the Bat flies by Night The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull The King who Married the Cock's Daughter The Woman, the Ape, and the Child The Fish and the Leopard's Wife; or, Why the Fish lives in the Water Why the Bat is Ashamed to be seen in the Daytime Why the Worms live Underneath the Ground The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and Why the Elephant has Small Eyes Why a Hawk kills Chickens Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky Why the Flies Bother the Cows Why the Cat kills Rats The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant are bad Friends The Cock who caused a Fight between two Towns The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus lives in the Water Why Dead People are Buried Of the Fat Woman who Melted Away Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat The King and the Ju Ju Tree How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women How the Cannibals drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River The Lucky Fisherman The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone The Slave Girl who tried to Kill her Mistress The King and the 'Nsiat Bird Concerning the Fate of Essido and his Evil Companions Concerning the Hawk and the Owl The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators The 'Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird The Election of the King Bird
Author : Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789492355485
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (554 download)
Download or read book Nigerian Folk Stories Collected From The Efik, Ibibio & People of Ikom written by Elphinstone Dayrell and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elphinstone Dayrell collected folk tales from the Efik and Ibibio peoples of Southeastern Nigeria. The scope of these tales encompasses local mythology and stories suitable for children, to tales so cruel they will still shock a modern public.
Author : Chinua Achebe
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101595981
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book There Was a Country written by Chinua Achebe and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the legendary author of Things Fall Apart—a long-awaited memoir of coming of age in a fragile new nation, and its destruction in a tragic civil war For more than forty years, Chinua Achebe maintained a considered silence on the events of the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War, of 1967–1970, addressing them only obliquely through his poetry. Decades in the making, There Was a Country is a towering account of one of modern Africa’s most disastrous events, from a writer whose words and courage left an enduring stamp on world literature. A marriage of history and memoir, vivid firsthand observation and decades of research and reflection, There Was a Country is a work whose wisdom and compassion remind us of Chinua Achebe’s place as one of the great literary and moral voices of our age.
