OWEN LANYON in SOUTH AFRICA, 1875-1881 I
PUPPET ON AN IMPERIAL STRING? ,. OWEN LANYON IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1875-1881 i , by BRIDGET MARY THERON - BUSHELL , Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY in the subject HISTORY atthe UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA Promoter: Prof J LAMBERT Joint promoter: Prof GC CUTHBERTSON MAY 2002 0001947433 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I take full responsibility for the language, style and opinions expressed in this thesis, but in the process of writing it I received assistance from a number of people. Firstly, I wish to record my appreciation of the efforts of two colleagues, John Lambert and Greg Cuthbertson, the promoter and joint promoter of this thesis respectively. Both worked tirelessly at reading and re-reading the drafts and found exactly the right balance of encouragement and constructive criticism to keep me - and the thesis - on track. Thank you both so much for all your dedicated and inspired work. Other Unisa colleagues, without exception, helped me in a number of ways. Alex Mouton and Burridge Spies offered to proof-read the final draft and gave me the benefit of their academic expertise, for which I am most grateful. Johannes du Bruyn and Nicholas Southey helped me with historiographical advice and Judith Tayler and Dione Prinsloo urged me to keep going when I felt that I was too weary to finish. Others, particularly Etta Lubbe, were kind enough to take some of the teaching load off my shoulders, and Anita Theron helped me with the printing. My sincere thanks to you all. Over the years I have also had the benefit of assistance, as promoters of this thesis, from a number of eminent Unisa historians who have since retired or moved on to other academic institutions, and I hereby record my appreciation to them.
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