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'Another biography of Stanley will not only be unnecessary, but almost impossible, for years to come.' Mark Cocker, Sunday Telegraph
Sir Henry Morton Stanley, greatest of the African explorers, was one of the most fascinating late Victorian adventurers. Born into poverty and illegitimacy, he survived a series of incredible adventures at sea and in the USA to emerge as a journalist of talent after the American Civil War. His coverage of the British Ethiopian expedition to chastise Emperor Theodore brought him to the attention of James Gordon Bennett who commissioned him to find David Livingstone in Africa, the greatest singe feat in African exploration.
Yet behind the public man lay a disturbed personality. A pathological liar with sadomasochistic tendencies, Stanley's achievements exacted a high human cost. As Frank McLynn's masterly study shows, his foundation of the Congo Free State on behalf of Leopold II of Belgium, and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition were both dubious enterprises which tarnished his reputation and reveal the complex - and often troubling - relationship that Stanley had with Africa.
'Excellent...entertaining, well-researched and scrupulously annotated.' Spectator
'Meticulously and grippingly told.' Evening Standard
'Captivating.' Literary Review
Sir Henry Morton Stanley, greatest of African explorers, was one of the most fascinating late Victorian adventurers. Born into poverty and illegitimacy, he survived a series of incredible adventures at sea and in the USA to emerge as a journalist of talent after the American Civil War. His coverage of the British Ethiopian expedition to chastise Emperor Theodore brought him to the attention of James Gordon Bennett who commissioned him to find David Livingstone in Africa, the greatest single feat in African exploration.
Yet behind the public man lay a disturbed personality. A pathological liar with sadomasochistic tendencies, Stanley's achievements exacted a high human cost. As Frank McLynn's masterly study shows, his foundation of the Congo Free State on behalf of Leopold II of Belgium, and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition were both dubious enterprises which tarnished his reputation, revealing the complex - and often troubling - relationship that Stanley had with Africa.
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Description du livre 227 x 153 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 411 + (v), incl. index; monochrome illustrations; maps. Near-fine condition. "[This biography] of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) concentrates on his life as an illegitimate and adolescent shunted off to a workhouse and on his early career as an explorer, particularly on his first two African expeditions - the first to find David Livingstone and the second down the long stretch of the Congo to its mouth . McLynn seeks to expose the reasons why a man of such indomitable will, technical and tactical ability, and personal bravery could behave so savagely." - Economist. N° de réf. du vendeur 10652