Lord Gilbert Payne, a British imperialist, the High Commissioner of Northern Sofalia, and later Governor-General of Sofalia, has earned his ruthless reputation; exterminating and conquering the tribes of British Sofalia. By combining forces with the local imperial power, the Caliph of Sobikhotanu, the rest of the country is forcefully amalgamated and occupied. Using his weapons; the Maxim gun and the Bible, Lord Payne, is determined to convert and conquer these “savages,” secure in his approval from the British, whom they consider pitifully ignorant. The combined Caliphate Bristish Army is routed by Azenga warriors’ poisoned arrows. Payne resorts to more invidious and reprehensible mathods. He institutes a witch-hunt in Azenga land. Unsuccessful, the Azenga contest Payne’s witch-hunt, choosing death over humiliation, leading to the deaths of many Azenga elders. When Payne’s wife Lady Liliana Payne throws away everything decent to support positive imperialism, British imperial rule is severely rattled and brought to an end in British Sofalia.

“At last, a compelling narrative exposing the seamy and horrid lies behind the pomp of British Imperialism in Africa.” – Professor David Ker, The Ker Review