Through the Dark Continent: Volume 1

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In 1874, Henry Morton Stanley set out on an expedition into the heart of Africa.

For the next three years, he penetrated more deeply into the continent than any of his daring predecessors and aimed to set at rest certain problems which had long at a loss for words geographers about the African interior.

In this remarkable journey Stanley along side his team travelled through regions hitherto unexplored by Europeans, found friendship and conflict with African kings, survived through one of the most most inhospitable climates and withstood vicious diseases.

This is a remarkable account of late nineteenth century exploration, undertaken shortly before the advent of the ‘Scramble for Africa.’

Beginning in Zanzibar, Stanley explored and mapped the vast landscape of Central Africa, locating the source of the Nile, circumnavigated Lake Victoria and travelled down the Congo river, meeting many fascinating and wealthy kings.

The Spectator stated that readers must particularly enjoy “his glowing descriptions of the scenery and vegetation of a few parts of his route, and especially of the grand country round the Great Lake; his portrait of the kopi, of Uganda, who is a remarkable study, and his account of the beautifully constructed dwellings and implements of the people.”

Through the Dark Continent is very important reading for someone interested in nineteenth century Africa and the European explorers who travelled through it.

Sir Henry Morton Stanley used to be a Welsh-American nineteenth century explorer and creator. He famously found David Livingstone in the heart of Africa and stated, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” He used to be knighted in 1899 and died five years later. This book used to be published in 1878.

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