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Set up in the [[Lovedale Mission Station]] in the early 20th century, this press published numerous works by [[black]] writers and was instrumental in creating a body of literary writing for [[African languages]].  
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[[Lovedale Press]] (or the [[Lovedale Institution Press]]) was a publishing house set up in the [[Lovedale Mission Station]] in the early 20th century.
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The press published numerous works in English, [[isiXhosa]] and other [[African languages]] in the first half of the 20th century, and was instrumental in launching the careers of a number of prominent [[black]] writers and creating a body of literary writing in [[isiXhosa]] and other [[African languages]].
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The director was R.W.H. Shepherd (19**-19**).  
 
The director was R.W.H. Shepherd (19**-19**).  
  

Latest revision as of 06:32, 19 June 2022

Lovedale Press (or the Lovedale Institution Press) was a publishing house set up in the Lovedale Mission Station in the early 20th century.

The press published numerous works in English, isiXhosa and other African languages in the first half of the 20th century, and was instrumental in launching the careers of a number of prominent black writers and creating a body of literary writing in isiXhosa and other African languages.

The director was R.W.H. Shepherd (19**-19**).

Among the plays published by the press were H.I.E. Dhlomo’s The Girl Who Killed to Save (1935/6), Iziganeko ZomKristu by E.W. Oules (n.d.), Zangen’iinkomo by M.L. Mbidlana (1954), Bhut’Lizo ndixolele by N. Mbekeni & P.M. Ntloko (1979), .

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