Pepysian Perceptions of the Cape 1798–1828; Selections from the Western Cape Diaries of Samuel Eusebius Hudson
Samuel Eusebius Hudson : portrait sketched by Lady Anne Barnard in 1797 This is the first time that substantial selections from the voluminous diaries of Samuel Eusebius Hudson (1764–1828) have been published. Written by an early British settler of humble social origin but of uncommon education, they are Pepysian in quantity and quality, rich in perceptions, and the more valuable for being unrevised. They cover four periods in the history of the Cape Colony between [...]