ABSTRACT

A project of this nature would be impossible to complete without the help of others. Countless research hours were saved through the knowledge of librarians and archivists around the United Kingdom. We wish to thank the sta of the Derbyshire County Record O ce, the National Archives and the Sudan Archive at Durham University Library. Particular thanks go to Lucy McCann and all the sta at Rhodes House Library, Oxford, whose assistance over the last decade has proved invaluable to both of us. We also owe a debt of gratitude to Robert Fletcher and Vincent Kuitenbrouwer, whose camaraderie and keen minds it has been an honour and a privilege to enjoy. It has also been a pleasure to work with Ruth Ireland and Stephina Clarke at Pickering & Chatto. Finally we would wish to thank David Sunderland for commissioning our help with this instalment of the Britain and Africa series. is collection is dedicated in memory of Alfred.