Category: Biographies
A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF AFRICA -- ITS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION -- LITTLE INFORMATION EXTANT IN RELATION TO LARGE PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENT -- THE GREAT FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION AND MISSIONARY LABOR -- ACCOUNT OF A NUMBER OF EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS, INCLUDING THOSE OF MUNGO PARK, D...
The Last Night -- Expires in the Act of Praying -- Council of the Men -- Noble Conduct of Chitambo -- The Preparation of the Corpse -- Honor Shown to Dr. Livingstone -- Intermen...
37. CHAPTER VIII.The “Land of the Moon” -- Description of the Country and People -- Horrid Savage Rites -- Journey from Unyanyembe to Ujiji -- A Wonderful Country -- A Mighty River Spanned by a...
43. CHAPTER XIV.Some Account of the Beasts, Birds, Reptiles, and Insects of Africa -- Livingstone’s Opinion of the Lion -- Elephants, Hippopotami, Rhinoceroses, etc. -- Wild Animals Subject to...
38. CHAPTER IX.The Great Explorer as a Companion -- His Missionary Labors -- The Story of His Latest Explorations -- The Probable Sources of the Nile -- Great Lakes and Rivers -- The Country a...
58. CHAPTER XXIX.Emin Pasha’s Indecision -- Much Time Wasted -- Stanley Grows Impatient -- Jephson’s Report -- Stanley Demands Positive Action, and Threatens to March Homeward on February 13th -...
55. CHAPTER XXVI.Public Opinion in England -- A Relief Committee Organized -- Subscription of Funds to Defray Expenses of an Expedition -- Henry M. Stanley called to England by Cable -- Accepts...
41. CHAPTER XII.The Great Explorer Still in Search of the Sources of the Nile -- His Letters to the English Government on His Explorations -- Correspondence with Lord Stanley, Lord Clarendon, E...
32. CHAPTER III.The Result in Behalf of Science, Religion, and Humanity of the Explorations and Missionary Labors of Dr. Livingstone and Others in Africa -- Review of Recent Discoveries in Resp...
56. CHAPTER XXVII.Emin Pasha Arrives by Steamer, Accompanied by Signor Casati and Mr. Jephson -- Meeting with Stanley -- Camp Together for Twenty-six Days -- Stanley Returns to Fort Bodo -- Leave...
31. CHAPTER II.The General Geological Formation of the Continent -- The Want of Comprehensive Investigation -- Singular Facts as to the Desert of Sahara -- The Question of the Antiquity of Man...
49. CHAPTER XX.Preparing the _Lady Alice_ for Sea -- Selects his Crew -- The Start for the Circumnavigation of Lake Victoria -- Afloat on the Lake -- A Night at Uvuma -- Barmecide Fare -- Mess...
51. CHAPTER XXII.Surveys Lake Tanganyika -- Settles the Question of the River Luguka -- An Outbreak of Small-pox and Fever in Ujiji -- Causes Stanley to Depart -- Pushes his way along the Right...
50. CHAPTER XXI.Leaves Kagehyi with Half his Expedition -- Arrival at Refuge Island -- Brings up the Rest -- Encamped on Refuge Island -- Interviewed by Iroba Canoes -- Stanley’s Friendship Sco...
40. CHAPTER XI.Mr. Stanley’s Despatches to the “Herald” -- They Create a Profound Sensation -- The Question of Authenticity of his Reports -- Conclusive Proof Thereof -- Testimony of the Engli...
36. CHAPTER VII.The Search for Dr. Livingstone Energetically Begun -- Progress Delayed by Wars -- The Successful Journey from Unyanyembe to Ujiji in 1871 -- The “Herald” Cable Telegram Announci...
53. CHAPTER XXIV.The International Association seeks Recognition from Foreign Powers -- Treaty between England and Portugal -- Earl Granville -- Claims of Portugal -- Concession of England -- Pr...
34. CHAPTER V.The Great Development of Modern Journalism -- The Telegraph -- James Gordon Bennett, Horace Greeley, Henry J. Raymond -- The Magnitude of American Journalistic Enterprise -- The...
48. CHAPTER XIX.Spends Christmas at Zingeh -- The Rainy Season Sets In -- Famine or Scarcity of Food -- Half-Rations -- Extortionate Chiefs Levy Blackmail -- Arrival at Jiweni -- Through Jungle...
35. CHAPTER VI.His Nativity -- Early Life -- Comes to America -- His Adoption by a New Orleans Merchant -- His Career during the Civil War -- Becomes Correspondent of the New York “Herald” --...
33. CHAPTER IV.Again leaves England, March, 1858 -- Resigning his position as Missionary for the London Society, he is appointed by the British Government Consul at Killimane -- After a brief...
54. CHAPTER XXV.Sketch of his Early Life -- His Real Name -- A Silesian by Birth -- Student at the University of Breslau -- Becomes a Physician -- Goes to Turkey and thence to Antivari and Scut...
52. CHAPTER XXIII.The Messengers of King Leopold II. of Belgium -- Meet Stanley at Marseilles, France -- Object of the Interview -- Another Expedition to Africa, to Explore the Congo in the Inter...
30. CHAPTER I.A Brief Account of Africa -- Its Ancient Civilization -- Little Information Extant in Relation to Large Portions of the Continent -- The Great Field of Scientific Explorations a...
42. CHAPTER XIII.Dr. Livingstone’s Letter upon the Subject to Mr. Bennett -- Compares the Slave Trade with Piracy on the High Seas -- Natives of Interior Africa Average Specimens of Humanity --...
45. CHAPTER XVI.The Body of Dr. Livingstone Borne to Unyanyembe by his Attendants, and thence to Zanzibar -- The British Consul-General sends it, with the Doctor’s Papers, Books, etc., to Engla...
39. CHAPTER X.An Exploration of Tanganyika Lake -- Result -- Christmas at Ujiji -- Livingstone Proceeds with Stanley to Unyanyembe -- Account of the Journey -- Alleged Neglect of Livingstone...
47. CHAPTER XVIII.Henry M. Stanley’s New Mission -- The Unfinished Task of Livingstone -- The Commission of Mr. Stanley by the “Daily Telegraph” of London and the New York “Herald” to Command the...
44. CHAPTER XV.Dr. Livingstone anxiously awaits the Recruits and Supplies sent by Mr. Stanley -- On their Arrival sets out Southwestward on his Last Journey -- Reaches Kisera, where Chronic Dy...
57. CHAPTER XXVIII.Finds that Baker has Made an Error -- Altitudes of Lake Albert and the Blue Mountains -- Vacovia -- Discovers the Lofty Ruevenzori -- The Nile or the Congo? -- The Semliki River...
29. CHAPTER XXIX.EMIN PASHA’S INDECISION -- MUCH TIME WASTED -- STANLEY GROWS IMPATIENT -- JEPHSON’S REPORT -- STANLEY DEMANDS POSITIVE ACTION, AND THREATENS TO MARCH HOMEWARD ON FEBRUARY 13TH -...
22. CHAPTER XXII.SURVEYS LAKE TANGANYIKA -- SETTLES THE QUESTION OF THE RIVER LUGUKA -- AN OUTBREAK OF SMALL-POX AND FEVER IN UJIJI -- CAUSES STANLEY TO DEPART -- PUSHES HIS WAY ALONG THE RIGHT...
26. CHAPTER XXVI.PUBLIC OPINION IN ENGLAND -- A RELIEF COMMITTEE ORGANIZED -- SUBSCRIPTION OF FUNDS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF AN EXPEDITION -- HENRY M. STANLEY CALLED TO ENGLAND BY CABLE -- ACCE...
25. CHAPTER XXV.SKETCH OF HIS EARLY LIFE -- HIS REAL NAME -- A SILESIAN BY BIRTH -- STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRESLAU -- BECOMES A PHYSICIAN -- GOES TO TURKEY, AND THENCE TO ANTIVARI AND SCU...
27. CHAPTER XXVII.EMIN PASHA ARRIVES BY STEAMER, ACCOMPANIED BY CASATI AND MR. JEPHSON -- MEETING WITH STANLEY -- CAMP TOGETHER FOR TWENTY-SIX DAYS -- STANLEY RETURNS TO FORT BODO -- LEAVES JEPHS...
19. CHAPTER XIX.SPENDS CHRISTMAS AT ZINGEH -- THE RAINY SEASON SETS IN -- FAMINE OR SCARCITY OF FOOD -- HALF RATIONS -- EXTORTIONATE CHIEFS LEVY BLACKMAIL -- ARRIVAL AT JIWENI -- THROUGH JUNGLE...
24. CHAPTER XXIV.THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CONGO SEEKS RECOGNITION FROM FOREIGN POWERS -- TREATY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL -- EARL GRANVILLE -- CLAIMS OF PORTUGAL -- CONCESSION OF...
6. CHAPTER VI.HIS NATIVITY -- EARLY LIFE -- COMES TO AMERICA -- HIS ADOPTION BY A NEW ORLEANS MERCHANT -- HIS CAREER DURING THE CIVIL WAR -- BECOMES A CORRESPONDENT OF THE NEW YORK “HERALD” -...
23. CHAPTER XXIII.THE MESSENGERS OF KING LEOPOLD II., OF BELGIUM -- MEET STANLEY AT MARSEILLES, FRANCE -- OBJECT OF THE INTERVIEW -- ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO AFRICA, TO EXPLORE THE CONGO, IN THE INT...
21. CHAPTER XXI.LEAVES KAGEHYI WITH HALF HIS EXPEDITION -- ARRIVAL AT REFUGE ISLAND -- BRINGS UP THE REST -- ENCAMPED ON REFUGE ISLAND -- INTERVIEWED BY IROBA CANOES -- STANLEY’S FRIENDSHIP SCO...
17. CHAPTER XVII.THE LAST NIGHT -- EXPIRES IN THE ACT OF PRAYING -- COUNCIL OF THE MEN -- NOBLE CONDUCT OF CHITAMBO -- THE PREPARATION OF THE CORPSE -- HONOR SHOWN TO DR. LIVINGSTONE -- INTERMEN...
15. CHAPTER XV.DR. LIVINGSTONE ANXIOUSLY AWAITS THE RECRUITS AND SUPPLIES SENT BY MR. STANLEY -- ON THEIR ARRIVAL SETS OUT SOUTHWESTWARD ON HIS LAST JOURNEY -- REACHES KISERI, WHERE CHRONIC DY...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.HENRY M. STANLEY’S NEW MISSION -- THE UNFINISHED TASK OF LIVINGSTONE -- THE COMMISSION OF MR. STANLEY BY THE “DAILY TELEGRAPH,” OF LONDON, AND THE NEW YORK “HERALD,” TO COMMAND...
28. CHAPTER XXVIII.FINDS THAT BAKER HAS MADE AN ERROR -- ALTITUDES OF LAKE ALBERT AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS -- VACOVIA -- DISCOVERS THE LOFTY RUEVENZORI -- THE NILE OR THE CONGO? -- THE SEMLIKI RIVER...
3. CHAPTER III.THE RESULT IN BEHALF OF SCIENCE, RELIGION AND HUMANITY OF THE EXPLORATIONS AND MISSIONARY LABORS OF DR. LIVINGSTONE AND OTHERS IN AFRICA -- REVIEW OF RECENT DISCOVERIES IN RESPE...
12. CHAPTER XII.THE GREAT EXPLORER STILL IN SEARCH OF THE SOURCES OF THE NILE -- HIS LETTERS TO THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT ON HIS EXPLORATIONS -- CORRESPONDENCE WITH LORD STANLEY, LORD CLARENDON, E...
1. CHAPTER I.A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF AFRICA -- ITS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION -- LITTLE INFORMATION EXTANT IN RELATION TO LARGE PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENT -- THE GREAT FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION AN...
20. CHAPTER XX.PREPARING THE _LADY ALICE_ FOR SEA -- SELECTS HIS CREW -- THE START FOR THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF LAKE VICTORIA -- AFLOAT ON THE LAKE -- A NIGHT AT UVUMA -- BARMECIDE FARE -- MESS...
4. CHAPTER IV.AGAIN LEAVES ENGLAND, MARCH, 1858 -- RESIGNING HIS POSITION AS MISSIONARY FOR THE LONDON SOCIETY, HE IS APPOINTED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CONSUL AT KILIMANE -- AFTER A BRIEF E...
14. CHAPTER XIV.SOME ACCOUNTS OF THE BEASTS, BIRDS, REPTILES AND INSECTS OF AFRICA -- LIVINGSTONE’S OPINION OF THE LION -- ELEPHANTS, HIPPOPOTAMI, RHINOCEROSES, ETC. -- WILD ANIMALS SUBJECT TO...
11. CHAPTER XI.MR. STANLEY’S DESPATCHES TO THE “HERALD” -- THEY CREATE A PROFOUND SENSATION -- THE QUESTION OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF HIS REPORTS -- CONCLUSIVE PROOF THEREOF -- TESTIMONY OF THE E...
16. CHAPTER XVI.THE BODY OF DR. LIVINGSTONE BORNE TO UNYANYEMBE BY HIS ATTENDANTS, AND THENCE TO ZANZIBAR -- THE BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL SENDS IT, WITH THE DOCTOR’S PAPERS, BOOKS, ETC., TO ENGLA...
8. CHAPTER VIII.THE “LAND OF THE MOON” -- DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE -- HORRID SAVAGE RITES -- JOURNEY FROM UNYANYEMBE TO UJIJI -- A WONDERFUL COUNTRY -- A MIGHTY RIVER SPANNED B...
7. CHAPTER VII.THE SEARCH FOR DR. LIVINGSTONE ENERGETICALLY BEGUN -- PROGRESS DELAYED BY WARS -- THE SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY FROM UNYANYEMBE TO UJIJI IN 1871 -- THE “HERALD” CABLE TELEGRAM ANNOUNCI...
9. CHAPTER IX.THE GREAT EXPLORER AS A COMPANION -- HIS MISSIONARY LABORS -- THE STORY OF HIS LATEST EXPLORATIONS -- THE PROBABLE SOURCES OF THE NILE -- GREAT LAKES AND RIVERS -- THE COUNTRY A...
2. CHAPTER II.THE GENERAL GEOLOGICAL FORMATION OF THE CONTINENT -- THE WANT OF COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION -- SINGULAR FACTS AS TO THE DESERT OF SAHARA -- THE QUESTION OF THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN...
10. CHAPTER X.AN EXPLORATION OF TANGANYIKA LAKE -- RESULT -- CHRISTMAS AT UJIJI -- LIVINGSTONE PROCEEDS WITH STANLEY TO UNYANYEMBE -- ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY -- ALLEGED NEGLECT OF LIVINGSTONE...
13. CHAPTER XIII.DR. LIVINGSTONE’S LETTER UPON THE SUBJECT TO MR. BENNETT -- COMPARES THE SLAVE TRADE WITH PIRACY ON THE HIGH SEAS -- NATIVES OF INTERIOR AFRICA AVERAGE SPECIMENS OF HUMANITY --...
5. CHAPTER V.THE GREAT DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN JOURNALISM -- THE TELEGRAPH -- JAMES GORDON BENNETT, HORACE GREELEY, HENRY J. RAYMOND -- THE MAGNITUDE OF AMERICAN JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE -- THE...