Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary

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Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary

by W. P. (William Pringle) Livingstone

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MARY SLESSOR - OF CALABAR - PIONEER MISSIONARY - BY - W. P. LIVINGSTONE - PREFATORY NOTE

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W.P.L.\_ - FIRST PHASE - A SCOTTISH FACTORY GIRL - CHAPTER I. SAVED BY FEAR CHAPTER II. IN THE WEAVING-SHED CHAPTER III. MISERY CHAPTER IV. TAMING THE ROUGHS CHAPTER V. SELF-CULTURE CHAPTER VI. A TRAGIC LAND CHAPTER VII. THE THREE MARYS - SECOND PHASE - WORK AND ADVENTURE AT THE BASE - CHAPTER I. THE BREATH OF THE TROPICS CHAPTER II. FIRST IMPRESSIONS CHAPTER III. IN THE UNDERWORLD CHAPTER IV. THE PULL OF HOME CHAPTER V. AT THE SEAT OF SATAN CHAPTER VI. IN ELEPHANT COUNTRY CHAPTER VII. WITH BACK TO THE WALL CHAPTER VIII. BEREFT CHAPTER IX. THE SORROWS OF CREEK TOWN CHAPTER X. THE FULNESS OF THE TIME - THIRD PHASE - THE CONQUEST OF OKOYONG

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FOURTH PHASE - THE ROMANCE OF THE ENYONG CREEK - CHAPTER I. THE REIGN OF THE LONG JUJU CHAPTER II. PLANTING A BASE CHAPTER III. ON TO AROCHUKU CHAPTER IV. A SLAVE-GIRL'S TRIUMPH CHAPTER V. A BUSH FURLOUGH CHAPTER VI. BEGINNINGS CHAPTER VII. MOVING INLAND CHAPTER VIII. THE PROBLEM OF THE WOMEN CHAPTER IX. A CHRISTMAS PARTY CHAPTER X. MUTINOUS CHAPTER XI. ON THE BENCH CHAPTER XII. A VISITOR'S NOTES CHAPTER XIII. A REST-HOME CHAPTER XIV. SCOTLAND: THE LAST FAREWELL CHAPTER XV. GROWING WEATHER CHAPTER XVI. "THE PITY OF IT" CHAPTER XVII. THE SETTLEMENT BEGUN CHAPTER XVIII. A SCOTTISH GUEST CHAPTER XIX. A MOTOR CAR ROMANCE CHAPTER XX. STRUCK DOWN - FIFTH PHASE - ONWARD STILL - CHAPTER I. IN HEATHEN DEEPS CHAPTER II. "REAL LIFE" CHAPTER III. THE AUTOCRATIC DOCTOR CHAPTER IV. GOD'S WONDERFUL PALAVER CHAPTER V. WEAK BUT STRONG CHAPTER VI. HER FIRST HOLIDAY CHAPTER VII. INJURED CHAPTER VIII. FRIENDSHIPS WITH OFFICIALS CHAPTER IX. POWER THBOUGH PRAYER CHAPTER X. BIBLE STUDENT CHAPTER XI. BACK TO THE OLD HAUNTS CHAPTER XII. ROYAL RECOGNITION CHAPTER XIII. BATTLE FOR A LIFE CHAPTER XIV. A VISION OF THE NIGHT CHAPTER XV. STORMING THE CITADELS CHAPTER XVI. CLARION CALLS CHAPTER XVII. LOVE-LETTERS CHAPTER XVIII. A LONELY FIGURE CHAPTER XIX. WHEN THE GREAT WAR CAME CHAPTER XX. THE TIME OF THE SINGING OF BIRDS CHAPTER XXI. TRIBUTE AND TREASURE CHAPTER XXII. SEEN AND UNSEEN CHAPTER XXIII. THE ALABASTER BOX - ILLUSTRATIONS

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FIRST PHASE

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II. IN THE WEAVING-SHED

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III. MISERY

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IV. TAMING THE ROUGHS

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V. SELF-CULTURE

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VI. A TRAGIC LAND

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Description

In a rugged corner of 19th‑century West Africa, a young Scottish factory girl answers a call far beyond the familiar streets of Glasgow. Driven by a quiet faith and a stubborn sense of duty, she leaves the safety of home to live among the Efik people, where language is strange, customs are alien, and disease is relentless. Her early days are marked by trial—lonely nights in a cramped mission house, the shock of malaria, and the daunting task of earning trust from communities wary of outsiders.

Yet her humility and determination turn those hardships into bridges. She learns to tend children abandoned by their families, to mediate disputes that threaten whole villages, and to confront cultural practices that clash with her convictions. Through patient perseverance and an unpretentious humor, she begins to weave a life of service that challenges both her own limits and the expectations of those who watch her from afar. Her story offers a vivid portrait of a woman whose ordinary origins become the foundation for an extraordinary, compassionate legacy.

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en

Duration

~12 hours (738K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-09-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

W. P. (William Pringle) Livingstone

W. P. (William Pringle) Livingstone

1864–1950

Best known for vivid missionary biographies, this Scottish writer introduced many readers to the lives of figures such as Mary Slessor and Robert Laws. His books blend storytelling with history and helped popularize missionary work in Africa for early twentieth-century audiences.

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