Nevinson, Henry Woodd. Modern slavery. **$2. Harper.
Mr. Nevinson traveled incognito thru the Portuguese province of Angola in west central Africa for the purpose of discovering the true facts of the tyrannical slave-trade secretly carried on by the Portuguese in spite of the Berlin treaty of 1895. The chapters of his book reveal a dark blot on the page of present-day history, and make a plea to the just and compassionate for its removal.
“His volume deserves careful reading by all who can help in bringing to an end the abominations it pathetically describes, and it ought to be of considerable service in furthering that object. Incidentally it supplies much welcome information about the general conditions of life in this part of Africa.”
+ + Ath. 1906, 1: 762. Je. 23. 840w.
“The book is deeply interesting and gives the impression of being over-drawn in no particular. The author’s tone is moderate and he evidently relates the situation exactly as he saw it and not as he might have seen it.”
+ + Critic. 49: 288. S. ’06. 280w.
“Quite apart from its merits as a study of slavery, the book is fascinating in its descriptions of African life and scenery, and is a most admirable book of travel.”
+ Ind. 61: 998. O. 25, ’06. 370w. + + Nation. 83: 21. Jl. 5, ’06. 1250w.
“Mr. Nevinson describes in detail and in picturesque and weird language the wickedness and horrors that he went out to see.”