Produced by Distributed Proofreaders A NARRATIVE OF CAPTIVITY IN ABYSSINIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LATE EMPEROR THEODORE, HIS COUNTRY AND PEOPLE. BY HENRY BLANC, M.D., M.R.C.S.E., F.A.S.L., ETC., STAFF ASSISTANT-SURGEON HER MAJESTY’S BOMBAY ARMY, (LATELY ON SPECIAL DUTY IN ABYSSINIA.) CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER I. The Emperor Theodore–His Rise and Conquests–His Army and Administration–Causes of