In this section

• Peter Marrian
• A short history of Mweiga Estate
• Letters from Martha Gellhorn
• Monograph and other documents
• Colin Campbell's tribute
• Obituary - by Miles Maskell

"Latin America is the insane asylum of Europe.  Maybe, originally, it was thought that Latin America would be Europe's hospital, or Europe's grain bin.  But now it's the insane asylum.  A savage, impoverished, violent insane asylum, where, despite its chaos and corruption, if you open your eyes wide you can see the shadow of the Louvre."

Roberto Bolano, writer

 

Letters from Martha Gellhorn

Martha remained a good friend throughout her life (I was once summoned to Cadogan Square to give her a cooking lesson!) and would have written the Mzee many letters. These, curiously, were found amongst his brother's posessions after he died. How Morton came to have them is not known but he saw worth in them and they give a little snapshot of Martha's visits in late 1964 and early 1965