Thomas T. Matthews

Known in print as T. T. Matthews, Thomas Trotter Matthews was a missionary of the London Missionary Society who spent many years in Madagascar. He is best known for Thirty Years in Madagascar, a work published in 1904 and presented as the story of his long service on the island.

In that book, Matthews draws on his own experience as well as earlier missionary writings and Malagasy sources. He writes in a direct, accessible style, aiming to give readers a clear picture of Madagascar, its people, and the development of missionary work there.

His writing is especially valuable because it comes from close personal experience rather than distant reporting. For listeners interested in travel writing, missionary history, or Madagascar’s past, Matthews offers a detailed and deeply personal record of a world he knew well.