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  • Through the Dark Continent

    Volume 1

    Through the Dark Continent is essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth century Africa and the European explorers who travelled through it.Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley reportedly asked, ... Read more

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  • Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa

    Henry M. Stanley - Explorer and journalist; born 28 January 1841 at Denbigh, Wales, where baptised John Rowlands. After troubled childhood, including eight years in workhouse at St Asaph, travelled to Liverpool and embarked as cabin-boy on American packet ship 1858; in New Orleans adopted name Henry Morton Stanley (ostensibly after early benefactor); pursued a variety of occupations and enlisted ... Read more

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  • Magdala - The Story of the Abyssinian Campaign of 1866-7

    Originally published in 1874, this early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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  • How I Found Livingstone

    Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands (28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904), was a Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley allegedly uttered the now-famous greeting, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical ... Read more

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  • My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories

    Enriched edition. African Folklore and Mysterious Companions: A Victorian Gothic Collection

    In "My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories," Henry M. Stanley offers a captivating blend of exploration and psychological insight into the disparate lives of individuals he encountered during his travels through Africa. The book is constructed as a series of vignettes, each revealing the extraordinary tales of people from diverse backgrounds, tied together by the shadows of their pasts. ... Read more

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  • Henry Morton Stanley – The Major Collection

    The Works of Henry Morton StanleyHow I Found LivingstoneMy Dark CompanionsMy Kalulu, Prince, King and SlaveThrough South Africa ... Read more

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  • When Prophecy Fails

    In 1954 Leon Festinger, a brilliant young experimental social psychologist in the process of inventing a new theory of human behavior - the theory of cognitive dissonance - and two of his colleagues, Henry Riecken and Stanley Schachter, infiltrated a cult who believed the end of the world was only months away. How would these people feel when their prophecy remained unfulfilled? Would they admit ... Read more

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  • A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century

    Exploring East Africa and Malabar in the 16th Century

    In "A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century," the anonymous author offers a meticulous travel narrative that weaves together observations of geography, cultural encounters, and maritime trade during a pivotal period in global history. The text is characterized by its vivid descriptions and detailed accounts of the coastal landscapes and the ... Read more

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  • How I Found Livingstone

    In 1869, Sir Henry Morton Stanley was instructed by James Gordon Bennett Jr, the son of the founder of the New York Herald, to find the famous explorer David Livingstone, who no-one had seen for years after travelling to explore Africa. This is Stanley’s own fascinating account of his search for Livingstone. ... Read more

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  • Henry Morton Stanley: The Best Works

    The Best Works of Henry Morton StanleyHow I Found LivingstoneMy Dark CompanionsMy Kalulu, Prince, King and SlaveThrough South Africa ... Read more

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  • Through the Dark Continent [Illustrated Edition] Volume 1

    Series series Through the Dark Continent
    Richly illustrated throughout with maps and ink drawings.Perhaps best known as the intrepid adventurer who located the missing explorer David Livingstone in equatorial Africa in 1871, Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) played a major role in assembling the fragmented discoveries and uncertain geographical knowledge of central Africa into a coherent picture. He was the first European to explore the ... Read more

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  • Selected Travel Works of Henry Morton Stanley

    The well-remembered undulating ridges, and the gentle slopes clad with palms and mango trees bathed in warm vapour, seemed in that tranquil drowsy state which at all times any portion of tropical Africa presents at first appearance. A pale-blue sky covered the hazy land and sleeping sea as we steamed through the strait that separates Zanzibar from the continent. Every stranger, at first view of ... Read more

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