Published by David Philip, 1981

Hardcover with dustjacket. Jacket has some wear and tear, spine is sunned, otherwise a good, sound copy. Please see pics.

 This reference book lists, in alphabetical order, over 4 800 pioneers of British stock who made the Cape their home - temporarily or permanently - during the first twenty-five years of British rule, and before the first large-scale British settlement of 1820. Biographical information is provided about each settler, special emphasis being given to the more obscure among them rather than those whose particulars may be found in encyclopaedias. These biographies are supplemented by General Notes, and a Commentary: Streets and Squares that have changed their names; Some misleading surnames; British Regiments and Warships which served at the Cape 1795-1819

In The Secret Society, Robin Brown unpacks this astonishing and largely unknown history. Ranging from the diamond mines of Kimberley to the halls of power in Westminster, and peopled with characters such as Olive Schreiner, the Princess Radziwill, Kaiser Wilhelm and David Lloyd George, this book is a page-turner that will make you see the world, both past and present, in a different light.