Excerpt from Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 2 of 2: With Notices of the So Called "Amazons," the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature
I A head of cowries r: 2 shillings) keeps a poor man for about four days, or f 9 23. 6d. Per annum. An officer expends about 75 per annum. Which is the rate of living Of a Moslem gentleman and his household in Syria.
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| ISBN: | 9781330424612 |
| Publication date: | 29th July 2018 |
| Author: | Richard Francis Burton |
| Publisher: | Forgotten Books an imprint of Fb&c Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 322 pages |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies Cultural studies: customs and traditions |
Excerpt from Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 2 of 2: With Notices of the So Called "Amazons," the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature
I A head of cowries r: 2 shillings) keeps a poor man for about four days, or f 9 23. 6d. Per annum. An officer expends about 75 per annum. Which is the rate of living Of a Moslem gentleman and his household in Syria.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 2 of 2 features in the following genres: Cultural studies, Cultural studies: customs and traditions
Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 2 of 2 is available in Paperback
Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 2 of 2 was written by Richard Francis Burton and published by Forgotten Books an imprint of Fb&c Ltd
Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 2 of 2 has 322 pages