Mary Slessor of Calabar
W. P. Livingstone
Public DomainChristian Biography
The life of Mary Slessor (1848–1915), the Dundee mill girl who became a pioneer missionary in Calabar, Nigeria — her work among the Okoyong and Ibibio peoples, her care for twins and outcasts, and her faith.
Chapters 98
- Saved by Fear ≈ 7 min
- In the Weaving-shed ≈ 6 min
- Misery ≈ 6 min
- Taming the Roughs ≈ 11 min
- Self-culture ≈ 4 min
- A Tragic Land ≈ 15 min
- The Three Marys ≈ 7 min
- The Breath of the Tropics ≈ 9 min
- First Impressions ≈ 15 min
- In the Underworld ≈ 8 min
- The Pull of Home ≈ 4 min
- At the Seat of Satan ≈ 13 min
- In Elephant Country ≈ 19 min
- With Back to the Wall ≈ 17 min
- Bereft ≈ 5 min
- The Sorrows of Creek Town ≈ 11 min
- The Fulness of the Time ≈ 3 min
- A Tribe of Terrorists ≈ 12 min
- In the Royal Canoe ≈ 8 min
- The Adventure of Taking Possession ≈ 10 min
- Facing an Angry Mob ≈ 9 min
- Life in Harem ≈ 12 min
- Strange Doings ≈ 4 min
- Fighting a Grim Foe ≈ 8 min
- The Power of Witchcraft ≈ 7 min
- Sorcery in the Path ≈ 9 min
- How House and Hall Were Built ≈ 8 min
- A Palayer at the Palace ≈ 13 min
- The Scottish Carpenter ≈ 4 min
- Her Greatest Battle and Victory ≈ 23 min
- The Aftermath ≈ 10 min
- The Sweet and the Strong ≈ 14 min
- War in the Gates ≈ 13 min
- Among the Churches ≈ 5 min
- Love of Lover ≈ 6 min
- A Letter and Its Result ≈ 5 min
- The Blood Covenant ≈ 9 min
- "Run, Ma! Run!" ≈ 21 min
- A Government Agent ≈ 9 min
- "Eccentricities,"Spade-work, and Day-dreams ≈ 21 min
- Maiden-mother and Angel-child ≈ 15 min
- Mary Kingsley's Visit ≈ 6 min
- An All-night Journey ≈ 4 min
- Akom: A First-fruit ≈ 8 min
- The Box from Home ≈ 7 min
- An Appeal to the Consul ≈ 12 min
- After Seven Years ≈ 19 min
- The Passing of the Chiefs ≈ 14 min
- Clothed by Faith ≈ 5 min
- The Shy Speaker ≈ 9 min
- Isolation ≈ 24 min
- Exiled to Creek Town ≈ 8 min
- Pictures and Impressions ≈ 12 min
- A Night in the Bush ≈ 9 min
- With Loving-kindness Crowned ≈ 6 min
- The Reign of the Long Juju ≈ 17 min
- Planting a Base ≈ 11 min
- On To Arochuku ≈ 12 min
- A Slave-girl's Triumph ≈ 8 min
- A Bush Furlough ≈ 16 min
- Beginnings ≈ 23 min
- Moving Inland ≈ 13 min
- The Problem of the Women ≈ 6 min
- A Christmas Party ≈ 6 min
- Mutinous ≈ 16 min
- On the Bench ≈ 14 min
- A Visitor's Notes ≈ 6 min
- A Rest-home ≈ 8 min
- Scotland: The Last Farewell ≈ 18 min
- Growing Weather ≈ 10 min
- "The Pity of It" ≈ 8 min
- The Settlement Begun ≈ 6 min
- A Scottish Guest ≈ 11 min
- A Motor Car Romance ≈ 7 min
- Struck Down ≈ 10 min
- In Heathen Deeps ≈ 14 min
- "Real Life" ≈ 11 min
- The Autocratic Doctor ≈ 9 min
- God's Wonderful Palaver ≈ 12 min
- Weak but Strong ≈ 10 min
- Her First Holiday ≈ 13 min
- Injured ≈ 8 min
- Friendships with Officials ≈ 13 min
- Power Through Prayer ≈ 13 min
- Bible Student ≈ 11 min
- Back to the Old Haunts ≈ 6 min
- Royal Recognition ≈ 15 min
- Battle for a Life ≈ 13 min
- A Vision of the Night ≈ 6 min
- Storming the Citadels ≈ 14 min
- Clarion Calls ≈ 12 min
- Love-lettebs ≈ 14 min
- A Lonely Figure ≈ 8 min
- When the Great War Came ≈ 18 min
- The Time of the Singing of Birds ≈ 14 min
- Tribute and Treasure ≈ 8 min
- Seen and Unseen ≈ 7 min
- The Alabaster Box ≈ 7 min
| Author | W. P. Livingstone |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | 1900s |
| Categories | Christian Biography · Missions |
| Topics | Missions · Faith · Testimonies |
| Length | 231 pages · 98 chapters · ≈ 11 h 10 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Source | PDF of the Project Gutenberg text (EBook #8906). |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain. Published 1915 — public domain.
