Word: african
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...looked exactly like that preposterous old South African, whose picture, displayed in advertisements or in his book, is now in so many homes-Trader Horn. He had the same shiny bald head, the beard that looks as if it had been doused in foamy soapsuds, the same sad mastiff eyes. His nose was shiny and a little bulbous. His speech had a genial and sarcastic tang for the silly staring people who came to see him, his mind retained a vast curiosity and with it inevitably, a courteous and inclusive scepticism, an uncertainty, an almost universal doubt. "He habitually formed...
...turns to the dark chamber of his mind, from which he would draw the dark memories of the past. His wife, Miriam, combines the pleasant foibles of satyriasis and astrology, while Janet, her daughter, is a nympholept. Hugh, Pride's secretary and Miriam's lover, and Sally, the West African negress, addicted to voo-doo, complete this attractive menage. But we should mention Tod, the giant police-dog, whose essentially surly nature contributes materially to the plot. The advent of Oscar, the musician,--who tells the story,--with a set of brand-new and, comparatively, healthy passions, precipitates matters. Things...
...Sweden has amused himself with journeys into the damp green mysteries of Africa, with elephant hunting, exploring and literature. His former opus, Among Pygmies and Gorillas, was an account of a zoological probe into the centre of the dark continent. This is a volume of short stories; love stories, African anecdotes, color stories about a chief who understood black magic, a leopard hunt, a march of wild phantoms through the jungle. The obvious comment upon princes, even Swedish princes, who write books is that laudatory insult reserved, also for bears who ride bicycles. But the literary lapses of Prince William...
Both the Union Jack and the new South African flag are the official national flags. In English-speaking parts of the Union, they may be flown together; in Dutch-speaking parts, they may be flown separately. This to overcome the sensibilities of British Africanders and Boer Africanders. The flag dispute in South Africa has been the cause of violent recriminations between the Boer and the British population. A dozen emblems have been suggested- only to be fiercely denounced by one side or the other. The Dutch (Boers) would have none of the Union Jack, seeing in that emblem a sign...
...Union lies in membership in the Commonwealth. While firm for a flag that would embody the Union Jack, he nevertheless urged moderation upon his followers and it was through his tact and diplomacy that he obtained important concessions from the Government and so was able to induce his South African Party to accept the compromise...