keen eye and the pen of a r e a d y , b u t not irresponsible, writer . . . A remarkable
The author has joined that.small but illustrious company who believe m know-
Rdge l s the only safe prelude to action.”_DR. W i l l ia m B a r r y m the
Bookman. . . , . .1 _
“ An encyclopaedia of information... witnesses to patient industry on the
nart of the author... His long residence in Morocco, his command of the
language, mid his devotion to thf task, have enabled him to draw largely from
hisnersonal observation and from original native sources. Copious references
also testify to an acquaintance with general, history which enablesHum to
nnnreciate Moorish history as a chapter m universal history... lhe record is
of real interest. . . The picturesque illustrations add to the attractiveness of a
book of solid interest.”— Times. .
“ A very interesting book on a very important and distinctly novel subject.
It touches the skirts of what is in all probability a problem destined, sooner or
It touches tne SKms « g _ The Moorish Empire is in its way emphatically
later, to set th ||g | j j hjs pages, a tolerably sure conviction
that tW u th o r ha's‘ weighed and balanced his judgments, verified the main lines
his facte and given little or nothing from doubtful or second-hand sources . . .
F o r& e b o ^ kU s e ffw e have little but praise... Mr, Meakin captivates our interest
We shall look forwards to his future writings on his interesting an
novel subject with the greatest anticipation.” Guardian
“ This most scholarly volume. A work singularly complete, dealing with
the history of the Moors from the period of nebulous tradition to the present
( l a v — P a ll JVlall Gazotto, _ _ _
“ Mr Budgett Meakin has . . . succeeded in enriching literature . . . Mr Mea-
, . . ■ rn+aj w Lta task neither a mere tourist, nor yet a scholar
km i s f i W B for of ^ i f of the peopie 0f
• i 1 i ttip aeries is the most complete compendium of the subjec. which
instalment of ^ " w h i G i no “ ndent “ f Morocco can afford to be without...
w e l l thought ’ out and arranged.”- R . B. C d n n in g h am e G r a h a m in the Daily
^ ‘Mr^Meakin’s superb volume. . . as a monument of painstaking research m
m lio-ht of intimate acquaintance with some aspects of the Morocco of to-day. . .
ind a t a s im p R aiM unvarnished record of the history of a most interesting
is deserving of warmest praise. Certainly the abundant foot-notes, as
well as" the valuable bibliographical summary . . . bear testimony to the enormo
material studied. . . Mr. S is as impartial as the majority of historians. B
F. G. A f l a l o in the Morning Post. j
“ Mr Meakin deserves credit for his success in keeping so much live flesh about
“ It will no doubt rank as an authority to which students will be compelle .
to refer.”— Saturday Review.
“ To the general reader the remarkable volume entitled 1 The Moorish Empirer
will seem like a fairy-tale. Its author, Budgett Meakin, writes with “ full
knowledge of his subject. . . He has made an important contribution to the
history of the country The book is unique in its class, and will certainly
be accepted as a rehable authority... It was no easy task to furnish a com
densed history of Morocco for twenty-two centuries, yet Mr. Meakin has accomplished
this task m most creditable manner. His literary style is fluent,
but not verbose and he has the art of selecting the salient features of a S
or of a period and delineating them so as to make his narrative extremelv
interesting... It has prefixed a remarkable comparative chart of the Empire
arranged in excellent ioxm."— Dundee Advertiser. empire. . ,
I This full but concise epitome . . . One valuable feature is a unique chart
measuring over four feet, m which the progress of the Moorish Empire from
the eighth century to the present time can be compared with the contemporary
O T 0f the P?°Ples of * e .E“ ‘ and West. . . It is an attractive an“ welL
arranged compendium containing a mass of historical, chronological geogrlph
Mr 0glCal ia,ta’ f l l ShowinS the relations U ic h exis? b e tw e e S m
Mr. Meakin s monumental work . . . We have no work of reference on the sub ert
to compare with it, and its profusion of well-chosen illustrations should secure
for it a general and hearty welcome.”— Sheffield Daily Telegraph.
B p ! 1S a book. which should be known to every student of Morocco and with
taify PosTPam0n V°1UmeS WiU ^ a veritable encycloptedia.”- ^ ^
extremely useful feature .» -M ? n ? Z £ r Z a^ ian * C°mp™ e I f * an
“ ‘ The Moonsh Empire’ has undeniable c la ims... Mr. Meakin is in fart
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