FC
had a clandestine relationship with the married Colonel Anthony Durnford
, whose estranged wife was living in England. FC
supported him in his sympathy for the Zulu people, and wrote a number of works...
Residence
Frances Colenso
In October 1879 she departed for Europe, where she remained until she returned to Africa in October 1881.The disastrous events of the Anglo-Zulu war in 1879 and the death of Colonel Durnford
probably contributed...
Textual Production
Frances Colenso
My Chief and I is based on the story of FC
's lover, Colonel Anthony Durnford
. It is largely a defence of the role he played in the Langalibalele
Outbreak, which took place in...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text
Frances Colenso
Using her fictional narrator, Atherton Wylde, Colenso recounts the events of the battle and attempts to demonstrate the nobility and wisdom of Durnford's actions. In the novel Durnford
is thinly disguised as the Chief...
Timeline
11 January-4 July 1879: Thousands were killed in the British war...
National or international item
11 January-4 July 1879
Thousands were killed in the British war against the Zulu under chief Cetewayo or Cetshwayo
in Zululand (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
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