Sanders of the river the commissioner sanders stories book 1. The sanders of the river book series by edgar wallace includes books sanders of the river, the people of the river, the river of stars, and several more. Sanders of the river is a 1935 british film directed by the hungarianbritish director, zoltan korda, based on the stories of edgar wallace. So sanders girded up his loins, took 25 grains of quinine, and leaving his good workhe was searching for mbeli, the witchdoctor, who had poisoned a friendtrekked across country for the akasava. It is a book of short stories, with a cast of characters which are not to hard to visualize.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sanders of the river the commissioner sanders stories book 1. His protagonist is a colonial commissioner sanders and tells of his stories relating to the peoples in his area, his dealings with them and. Sanders of the river by edgar wallace nook book ebook. Sanders of the river the commissioner sanders stories book 1 kindle edition by edgar wallace, otto penzler.
It tells of a time during the height of the british empire, a very interesting time in world history, and one that should be studied today. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. It is a series of adventure stories, in a style that is no longer popular, but nonetheless fun. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages sanders of the river. Commissioner sanders had graduated to west central africa by such. It is a series of adventure stories, in a style that is no longer popular, but nonetheless. Sanders of the river the commissioner sanders stories. Sanders of the river is a 1935 british film directed by the hungarianbritish director, zoltan. There are some other white people living there, but he is the person keeping a lid on things. On the whole sanders of the river is more interesting as travelogue than as story.
See the complete sanders of the river series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful. Sanders is a british citizen who is sent to keep order in a certain part of africa. His protagonist is a colonial commissioner sanders and tells of his stories relating to the peoples in his area, his dealings with them and what he goes through in keeping the peace between the different tribesgroups, outsiders etc. Commissioner sanders is called upon by the british government. This is the tale of the kidnapping of a sea captains daughter, his frantic pursuit of her, and a fight in the english channel. This book was first published in 1911, but there is a universality about it that makes it timeless. Sanders of the river series by edgar wallace goodreads. Sanders of the river wikisource, the free online library. Sanders, working round the isisi river, with ten houssas and an attack of malaria, got a hello message. The lead nigerian characters were played by africanamericans paul robeson and nina mae mckinney.