Ballads: Easyread Edition

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In this rich compilation, Emeka Nwosu takes the reader to a journey of the issues that have helped to shape discourses on various aspects of the Nigerian state and society. The articles, originally published in his weekly column in the premier Nigerian daily newspaper, ThisDay, not only show his perspectives on these issues when they were written but also reveal how discussions on some of those issues have evolved over time and how they have mutated today.

Journalists, especially those who maintain regular columns, are often said to write 'history in a hurry'. For experienced writers like the author whose writings are research-based, it does not mean that what they write about is factually wrong but simply that their writings are infused with the passions and emotions that attended those issues as they unfolded.

This collection is therefore not only informed commentaries on some of the issues that have shaped the contour of the Nigerian state and society over the years but a good trip on the passions and emotions that attended those discourses. The articles, 66 of them, are written with remarkable candour and gusto and therefore a delight to read. They form a very important contribution to the corpus of works on Nigerian politics and society.

Title......Page 2 Contents......Page 4 THE SONG OF RAHERO......Page 5 I. The Slaying of Tamatea......Page 6 II. The Venging of Tamatea......Page 15 III. Rahero......Page 26 THE FEAST OF FAMINE......Page 35 I. The Priest's Vigil......Page 36 II. The Lovers......Page 40 III. The Feast......Page 45 IV. The Raid......Page 51 TICONDEROGA......Page 57 I. The Saying of the Name......Page 58 II. The Seeking of the Name......Page 63 III. The Place of the Name......Page 65 HEATHER ALE......Page 68 CHRISTMAS AT SEA......Page 72 Endnotes......Page 76 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) is most famous for his novels Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . His book of ballads draws on the traditional stories of his native Scotland as well as on the fantastical places of his imagination. Stevenson was a great traveler, living out the last years of his life in the Pacific. He was admired by many of his fellow novelists but contemporary critics counted his popularity against his literary talent. He has recently come to be regarded one of the canon.