Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Preface -- 1. A Child of the Raj (1923-30) -- 2. Unwillingly to School (1930-36) -- 3. Stowe and King's (1936-42) -- 4. Most Secret War (1942-45) -- 5. Two Towards Africa (1945-48) -- 6. The First Exposure (1948-49) -- 7. Three Kingdoms (1949) -- 8. Pastoral Pursuits (1950) -- 9. To Lake Tanganyika and Back (1950) -- 10. The Martial Races (1950) -- 11. The East African Horizon (1950) -- 12. Taking Stock (1950-53) -- 13. The Political Kingdom (1953-55) -- 14. A Chair Declined (1955-57) -- 15. Introduction to West Africa (1957) -- 16. West to East (1958) -- 17. East Africa Revisited (1958) -- 18. East to South (1958) -- 19. Full Throttle (1958-60) -- 20. Spreading the Word (1960-62) -- 21. New World Awakening (1962) -- 22. The Crest of the Wave (1962-63) -- 23. The Start of the Marathon (1964-65) -- 24. The Lions of Judah (1965-66) -- 25. Scholarly Wanderings (1967-68) -- 26. Revolting Students (1968-72) -- 27. Filling in the Gaps (1973-78) -- 28. In Tenebris Lux (1979-83) -- 29. The End of the Marathon (1984-85) -- 30. A Man of Letters (1985-90) -- Notes -- Index.