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The Travels of Robert Lyall, 1789–1831

Scottish Surgeon, Naturalist and British Agent to the Court of Madagascar de

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Paru le : 2021-01-25

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This book explores the life of Robert Lyall, surgeon, botanist, voyager, British Agent to the court of Madagascar. Born the year of the French Revolution, Lyall grew up in politically radical Paisley, Scotland, before studying medicine, in Edinburgh, Manchester, and subsequently St. Petersburg, Russia. His criticism of the Tsar and Russian aristocracy led to an abrupt departure for London where Lyall became the voice of liberalism and calls for political reform, before appointed British Resident Agent in Madagascar in 1827, representing the interests of the Tory establishment that he had hitherto so roundly castigated. However, Lyall discovered that the Malagasy crown had turned against the British alliance of 1820, his scientific pursuits alienated the local elite, and his efforts to re-establish British influence antagonized the queen, Ranavalona I, who accused Lyall of sorcery and forced him and his burgeoning family to leave for Mauritius where he died an untimely death, of malaria, in 1831.
Pages
415 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2021-01-25
Marque
Palgrave Macmillan
EAN papier
9783030516475
EAN PDF
9783030516482
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Nombre pages copiables
4
Nombre pages imprimables
41
Taille du fichier
8090 Ko
Prix
60,49 €
EAN EPUB
9783030516482
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
4
Nombre pages imprimables
41
Taille du fichier
44872 Ko
Prix
60,49 €

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