King Leopolds Soliloquy A Defense Of His Congo Rule

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : LeftWord Books
ISBN 13 : 818749655X
Total Pages : 98 pages
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Download or read book King Leopold's Soliloquy written by Mark Twain and published by LeftWord Books. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear, dear, when the soft-hearts get hold of thing like that missionary's contribution they completely lose their tranquility they speak profanely and reproach Heaven for allowing such a find to live. Meaning me . They think it irregular. They go shuddering around, brooding over the reduction of that Congo population from 25,000,000 to 15,000,000 in the twenty years of my administration; then they burst out and call me the King with Ten Million Murders on his Soul. They call me a 'record'. - From King Leopold's Soliloquy

Author : Mark Twain
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Total Pages : 82 pages
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Author : MARK. TWAIN
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ISBN 13 : 9781033351758
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Download or read book KING LEOPOLD'S SOLILOQUY A DEFENSE OF HIS CONGO RULE written by MARK. TWAIN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Langhorne Clemens
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Author : Mark Twain
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Author : Mark Twain
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ISBN 13 : 9781330860977
Total Pages : 70 pages
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Download or read book King Leopold's Soliloquy a Defense of His Congo Rule (Classic Reprint) written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from King Leopold's Soliloquy a Defense of His Congo Rule [Throws down pamphlets which he has been reading. Excitedly combs his flowing spread of whiskers with his fingers; pounds the table with his fists; lets off brisk volleys of unsanctified language at brief intervals, repentantly drooping his head, between volleys, and kissing the Louis XI crucifix hanging from his neck, accompanying the kisses with mumbled apologies; presently rises, flushed and perspiring, and walks the floor, gesticulating] - - !! - -!! If I had them by the throat! [Hastily kisses the crucifix, and mumbles] In these twenty years I have spent millions to keep the press of the two hemispheres quiet, and still these leaks keep on occurring. I have spent other millions on religion and art, and what do I get for it? Nothing. Not a compliment. These generosities are studiedly ignored, in print. In print I get nothing but slanders - and slanders again - and still slanders, and slanders on top of slanders! Grant them true, what of it? They are slanders all the same, when uttered against a king. 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 : Mark Twain
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Total Pages : 70 pages
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Download or read book King Leopold's Soliloquy A Defense of His Congo Rule written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a 1905 pamphlet by Mark Twain. Its subject is King Leopold's rule over the Congo Free State. A work of political satire harshly condemnatory of his actions, it ostensibly recounts Leopold speaking in his own defense.King Leopold raves madly about the good things that he says he has done for the people of the Congo Free State, including the disbursement of millions on religion and art.The book mentions the critical report by the missionary William Henry Sheppard on an 1899 massacre of over eighty people by Zappo Zaps sent to collect taxes.Leopold claims that his critics only speak of what is unfavorable to him, such as the unfair taxes that he levied upon the people of the Congo, which caused starvation and the extermination of entire villages, but not of the fact that he had sent missionaries to the villages to convert them to Christianity.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781295833771
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book King Leopold's Soliloquy written by Mark Twain and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : Mark Twain
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Total Pages : 136 pages
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Download or read book King Leopold's Soliloquy written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elisabetta Benassi
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ISBN 13 : 9788897503606
Total Pages : 50 pages
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