Richard Edward Dennett was an
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trader operating out of the Kongo (present day
Republic of Congo
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) in the early 20th century who wrote a number of books that were influential on
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and
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research on the cultures of
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.
Bibliography
* ''Seven years among the Fjort; Being an English trader's experiences in the Congo district'' (S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1887)
* ''
At the Back of the Black Man's Mind; Or, Notes on the kingly office in West Africa'' (Cass library of African studies, 1906)
* ''Nigerian studies; Or, The religious and political system of the Yoruba'' (Cass library of African studies, 1910)
* ''My Yoruba alphabet'' (Macmillan, 1916)
* ''
Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort (French Congo)'' (Publications of the Folklore Society. 41, 1967)
* "The Congo: from a trader's point of view," ''Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society'', 1886, pp. 283–306.
* "From Banana, at the Mouth of the Congo, to Boma; etc.
etters by R.E. Dennet" ''Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society'', 1887, pp. 112–23.
* "The Fjort: the Manners and Customs of the native Congo People," ''The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society'', 1890, 1, pp. 26–29.
* "Death and Burial of the Fiote," ''Folklore'', 8, 1897, pp. 132–137.
* "Laws and Customs of the Fjort or Bavili Family, Kingdom of Loango," ''Journal of the African Society'', 3, April 1902, pp. 259–87.
* "The religion of the Fjort or Fiote: 'Mavungu'," ''Journal of the African Society'', 1901–02, pp. 452–54.
* "King Maluango's Court," ''Journal of the African Society'', 1903–04, pp. 154–58.
* "The Court of the Slave Mamboma," ''Journal of the African Society'', 1903–04, pp. 159–62.
* "A few Notes on the History of Loango (Northern Portion of Congo Coast)," ''Journal of the African Society'', 1903–04, pp. 277–80.
* "Bavili Notes," ''Folklore'', 16, 1905, pp. 371–406.
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