Page:Letters of a Javanese princess, by Raden Adjeng Kartini, 1921.djvu/22

INTRODUCTION The prophet burned at the stake amid execrations and the conqueror who receives the plaudits of the multitude, alike await the judgment of posterity. Only in after years can we weigh the thing that they have wrought and gauge its true value.

Kartini has stood the test of time. To the modem progressive Javanese she is a national heroine, almost a patron saint. Her influence and her work live, and are a vital factor in the prosperity and happiness of her country.

Rye, New York

&emsp;April, 1920. —xviii—