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AuthorLivingstone, W. P. (William Pringle), 1864-1950Title Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary Note Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Credits Produced by Distributed Proofreaders Summary "Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary" by W. P. Livingstone is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the extraordinary life of Mary Slessor, a pioneering missionary who dedicated her life to improving the conditions of the people in Calabar, a region in present-day Nigeria. It details her challenging journey from her humble Scottish beginnings to becoming a key figure in missionary work in West Africa, focusing on her compassion, courage, and determination in overcoming the adversities she faced. The opening of the book introduces readers to Mary Slessor's background, starting from her birth in a working-class family in Scotland to her early aspirations of becoming a missionary. It highlights the hardships she endured, including her father's alcoholism and the responsibility she took on to support her family from a young age. Through various anecdotes, Livingstone paints a vivid picture of Mary’s early life, her developing faith, and her strong character that would later guide her mission work in Africa. The preface establishes her humility, moral complexity, and the challenges she faced, setting the stage for the impactful life she would lead upon arriving in Calabar. (This is an automatically generated summary.) LanguageEnglishLoC ClassBV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, WorshipSubject Slessor, Mary Mitchell, 1848-1915 Subject Missionaries -- Nigeria -- Biography Subject Missionaries -- Scotland -- Biography CategoryTextEBook-No.8906Release DateSep 1, 2005Most Recently UpdatedJan 2, 2021Copyright StatusPublic domain in the USA.Downloads64 downloads in the last 30 days.Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!