Scope and Contents
A novel giving a version of the Ashanti Campaign of 1900, 512 pages. The work was left unfinished at the author's death, but was completed by his widow, Mrs Helen Victoria Montagu Hall. There are inserted illustrations, including some from 'The great drama of Kumasi', and photographs supplied by the Basel Mission, including one of Hall.
Dates
- Creation: 1950
Creator
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Biographical / Historical
Major Wynyard Montagu Hall (1870-1949) was the author of 'The great drama of Kumasi' (1939), concerning the Ashanti War of 1900. He died on 24 December 1949.
Extent
2 volume(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
MSS 448
Other Finding Aids
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 93.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Mrs M.V. Montagu Hall, 1950.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS.
Originator(s)
Hall, Wynyard Montagu, 1870-1949, Major
Geographic
- Date
- 2005-09-28 10:49:12+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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