The Antananarivo Annual and Madagascar Magazine 1877-1878

The 1877 and 1878 issues of the Antananarivo Annual (nos. III and IV) bound into a single volume.

• No. III: Christmas 1877
  • On the Early Inhabitants of Madagascar. By the Late James Cameron, Esq., L.M.S.
  • Maps of Madagascar. By the Editor.
  • A Short Cruise on the North-Western Coast of Madagascar. By Bishop Robert Kestell-Cornish, S.P.G.
  • Notes on the Antankarana and their Country. By Rev. R. T. Batchelor, S.P.G.
  • Sir William Davenant's Poem of 'Madagascar'. By Rev. R. Auchterlonie, Edinburgh.
  • Ifanongoavana: The Ancient Seat of the Hova Kings. Translated by the Editor.
  • Studies in the Malagasy Language. Nos. I and II: On Accentuation; On the Reduplication of Roots. By Rev. Lars Dahle.
  • The Sihanaka and their Country. Translated and adapted by the Editor.
  • Notes on the Traveller's-Tree. By the Editor.
  • Hova Decorative Art. By the Editor.
  • The Betsileo: I. Country and People. By Mr. George A. Shaw.
  • Hindrances to the Progress of the Gospel in Madagascar. By Rev. C. F. Moss, L.M.S.
  • Notes on 'Davenant' and 'Boothby.' By C. Staniland Wake, Esq., M.A.I.
  • The Folk-Lore of Madagascar. Specimens of Malagasy Folk-Lore. By Rev. J. Richardson.
  • A Missionary Tour to the East Coast. By Rev. Charles Jukes and Mr. T. Lord, L.M.S.
  • Varieties:
    • A Sakalava Custom. By Rev. James Sibree.
    • Madagascar Serpents. From North-east Madagascar, pp. 35, 36.
    • A Waterspout. By Mr. William Johnson.
  • Notices of New Books and Pamphlets on Madagascar.
  • Brief Summary of Important Events in Madagascar during the Year 1877. By the Editor.
• No. IV: Christmas 1878
  • The Discovery of Madagascar. From "The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal"
  • The Betsileo: II. Religious and Social Customs. With a lithograph. By Mr. George A. Shaw.
  • The Malagasy Language A Member of the Malayo-Polynesian Family. By Rev. William Edward Cousins.
  • Marco Polo's Description of Madagascar. With Col. Yule's Notes. By Rev. James Sibree, Jun., L.M.S.
  • Malagasy Proverbs. By Mr. Samuel Clemes, F.F.M.A.
  • The Bezanozano or Bush People. By Rev. P. G. Peake, L.M.S.
  • More Folk-Lore. By Rev. J. Richardson.
  • The Sakalava: Their Origin, Conquests, and Subjugation; A chapter in Malagasy history. By Rev. James Sibree, Jun.
  • Remarks on the Meteorology of Antananarivo and the Neighbourhood. By Rev. Robert Toy.
  • Studies in the Malagasy Language. No. III: On the 'Inflection' of the Verb in Malagasy. By Rev. Lars Dahle.
  • Jottings on some of the Plants of Imerina. By Rev. Richard Baron, L.M.S.
  • Varieties:
    • Names of the Malagasy Days of the Month. By Rev. Lars Dahle.
    • The 'Stone Elephant' at Ambohisary. By William Deans Cowan.
    • Malagasy 'Sons of God'. By Mr. C. Staniland Wake.
    • Madagascar Lichens. By Rev. James Sibree, Jun.
    • Madagascar Ferns. By Rev. James Sibree, Jun.
    • Malagasy Names for the Months. By Rev. J. Richardson.
    • Scraps of Folk-Lore. By Rev. J. Richardson.
  • Brief Summary of Important Events in Madagascar during the Year 1878. By the Editor.

• Issue III was edited by Rev. James Sibree, F.R.G.S. and issue IV was edited by Rev. George Cousins.

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