Published in 1890 to meet public excitement over Henry Morton Stanley, this subscription volume surveys the exploration of Africa, Livingstone’s last expedition, the New York Herald’s search that found him, Stanley’s own early life and journeys, and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, with hunting tales of gorillas and much drawn from the explorers’ own accounts.
A popular period compilation that shows how Victorians saw Africa and its explorers, attitudes and all. Download the free EPUB.