Last Will and Testament of Cecil Rhodes
This work is incomplete. If you'd like to help expand it, see the help pages and the style guide, or leave a comment on this work's talk page. |
THE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
WITH ELUCIDATORY NOTES
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
SOME CHAPTERS DESCRIBING THE
POLITICAL and RELIGIOUS IDEAS OF THE TESTATOR
Edited by W. T. STEAD
LONDON
“REVIEW OF REVIEWS” OFFICE
NORFOLK STREET, W.C.
1902
LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, S.E., AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET, W.
PREFATORY NOTE.





The interest excited by the publication in the daily papers of the last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes justifies and explains the appearance of this volume.
For the marginal and foot notes, as well as for the chapters describing the political and religious ideas of Mr. Rhodes, no one is responsible but
THE EDITOR.
June 4th, 1902.
CONTENTS.







Frontispiece : The Right Hon. Cecil John Rhodes. | |
Prefatory Note. | page |
Part I.—The Last Will and Testament | 3 |
Part II.—The Political and Religious Ideas of Mr. Rhodes | 51 |
Part II. Chapter I.—His Writings | 55 |
Part II. Chapter„ II.—His Conversations | 79 |
Part II. Chapter„ III.—His Correspondence | 117 |
Part II. Chapter„ IV.—His Speeches | 139 |
Part III.—The Closing Scene | 177 |
Index | 193 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.







Frontispiece: The Right Hon. Cecil John Rhodes.
PART I.
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
2 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
6 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
8 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
10 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
12 |
Other Views of the Residence
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
14–37 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
26 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
31 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
41 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
42 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
48 |
Part II.
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
50 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
53 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
54 |
Chapter I.—Portrait of Lord Milner
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
57 |
Chapter I.—Portrait of Earl Grey
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
60 |
Chapter I.—Portrait of Mr. A. Beit
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
65 |
Chapter I.—Portrait of Mr. L. L. Michell
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
67 |
Chapter I.—Portrait of Dr. Jameson
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
75 |
Chapter II.—Portrait of Mr. Rhodes as a Boy
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
78 |
Chapter II.—House in which Mr. Rhodes was Born
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
87 |
Chapter II.—Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Maguire
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
92 |
Chapter II.—Portraits of Mr. F. E. Garrett
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
110 |
PART II.—continued.
|
page |
Chapter III.—Portrait of Mr. Rhodes
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
116 |
Chapter III.—Portrait of Mr. C. D. Rudd
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
119 |
Chapter III.—Portraits of Dr. Jameson and Mr. Boyd
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
123 |
Chapter III.—Portrait of Sir Harry Johnston
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
127 |
Chapter III.—Portrait of Mr. Rhodes in 1899
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
138 |
Chapter IV.—A Characteristic Portrait of Mr. Rhodes
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
141 |
Chapter IV.—Portrait of Dr. Rutherfoord Harris
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
146 |
Chapter IV.—Portrait of Mr. Hays Hammond
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
156 |
PART III.
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
176 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
179 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
182 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
182 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
186 |
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
191 |

This work was published before January 1, 1926, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.