"The greatest honour that ever belonged to the greatest Monarkes was the inlarging their Dominions, and erecting Commonweales." -Captain John Smith, The English Scholar's Library of Old and Modern Works No. 16 1608-1631 by E. Arber (1884) The African Colony (1903) by John Buchan is one of the author's earliest works of nonfiction and is based on his observations as a private secretary to the administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. The essays and remembrances collected here reflect the author's impressions of Britain's mission and future role on the African continent.