Sir henry morton stanley, also known as bula matari breaker of rocks in the congo, born john rowlands january 28, 1841 may 10, 1904, was a 19thcentury welshborn journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of africa and his search for david livingstone. The autobiography of sir henry morton stanley henry morton stanley. Library of american civilization the autobiography of sir henry morton stanley, lady dorothy tennant. Henry morton stanley books the complete collection of henry morton.
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Stanleys lively account, written whilst special correspondent for the new york herald, of the british expedition against the ashantis in africa under sir garnet wolesley in 1874. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Livingstone, nearly thirty years a missionary explorer in the wilds of africa. With a new preface by the author, written for this edition. We went into the heart of africa selfinvited therein lies our fault, stanley confided to his diary. A remarkable series of fourteen unpublished autograph letters signed henry m. In 1869, sir henry morton stanley was instructed by james gordon bennett jr, the son of the founder of the new york herald,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 noone had seen for years after travelling to explore africa.
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Public interest ran so high, that in 1869 the publisher of the new york herald commissioned reporter henry stanley to go and find him. Giroux and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author henry morton stanley books. Henry morton stanley went looking for livingstone as a newspaper publicity stunt. Henry morton stanley 18411904, the welshborn explorer famous for his 1871 meeting with the missionary david livingstone, published this intimate autobiography in 1909.
Books by author henry morton stanley at boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore page 1. Henry morton stanley, dorothy stanley, the autobiography of. Jan 01, 2016 sir henry morton stanley is famously quoted for saying dr livingstone, i presume. Henry morton stanley s most popular book is how i found livingstone in central africa. Sir henry morton stanley is famously quoted for saying dr livingstone, i presume. Dec, 2015 shortly after the explorer henry morton stanley died in 1904, samuel clemens, known to the world as mark twain, sent condolences to stanleys widow. Through the dark continent by stanley, henry morton. In 1869 stanley was told by james gordon bennett jr to find livingstone, a scottish missionary and explorer. Livingston in africa, embarks once again to save emin pasha, an imprisoned sudanese governor. Tim jeal is also the biographer of henry morton stanley national book critics circle award in biography and sunday times biography of the year 2007, and robert badenpowell, which like livingstone was chosen as a notable book of the year by the new york times and the washington post. Dec 20, 2002 henry morton stanley, funded by james gordon bennett, jr. Henry morton stanley, in full sir henry morton stanley, original name john rowlands, congolese byname bula matari breaker of rocks, born january 28, 1841, denbigh, denbighshire, walesdied may 10, 1904, london, england, british american explorer of central africa, famous for his rescue of the scottish missionary and explorer david livingstone and for his discoveries. An anthology of colonial literature, 18701918 by elleke. My dark companions henry morton stanley book books.
Find through the dark continent by stanley, henry morton at biblio. He had a lot of money behind him and found livingstone without too much trouble. Jan 20, 2008 tim butchers top 10 books about congo. Travels, adventures, and discoveries in central africa, including four months residence with dr. Henry morton stanley, british journalist and explorer 18411904 this ebook presents my dark companions. Twain and stanley enter paradise, by oscar hijuelos the. Isbn 9781143823688 9781143823688 softcover, nabu press, 2010. Later on in life he went back to africa and debased himself by working for the notorious king leopold of belgium, helping to set up the infamous slavelabor colony in the congo. Opinion how to end the slavery blamegame the new york times.
And while he was controversial in his own time, his fame and the books he published brought attention to africa and made the exploration of the continent a fascinating subject to the. Stanley, stanley and once, henry, including twelve addressed to katie goughroberts, madrid 7, badajoz, granadella frontiers of portugal, valladolid, san sebastian and malta, april5 november 1869, and two addressed to thomas goughroberts her father, madrid, 12. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. The story of two british campaigns in africa by author henry morton stanley published on. This book is stanley s account of his adventure, and the moment he found livingstone, in which he uttered the famous words. The autobiography of sir henry morton stanley internet archive. Find signed collectible books by henry morton stanley english. Henry morton stanley, in full sir henry morton stanley, original name john rowlands, congolese byname bula matari breaker of rocks, born january 28, 1841, denbigh, denbighshire, walesdied may 10, 1904, london, england, british american explorer of central africa, famous for his rescue of the scottish missionary and explorer david livingstone and for his discoveries in and.
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