HENRY M. STANLEY HIS LIFE, TRAVELS AND EXPLORATIONS BY THE REV. HENRY W. LITTLE AUTHOR OF "MADAGASCAR: ITS HISTORY AND PEOPLE," ETC., ETC. A HISTORY OF RUSSIA," LONDON-CHAPMAN AND HALL, LIMITED 1890 [All rights reserved] DT 351 .99 178 LONDON: PRINTED BY GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, LD., ST. JOHN'S HOUSE, CLERKENWELL ROAD,E.C. 745792-190 Dedication. 66 TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE," AND TO THE YOUTH OF THE GREAT AMERICAN REPUBLIC, THIS SIMPLE STORY OF A BRAVE LIFE IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED, BY THE AUTHOR. London, 1890. PREFACE. THE great Anglo-Saxon and English-speaking nations of the old and new worlds have no continuous and convenient record of the travels and explorations of Mr. Henry Morton Stanley. This book it is hoped will supply the need. The narrative is mainly based upon the graphic accounts, from the pen of the famous traveller himself, of his journeys and explorations, and upon copies of official despatches, reports, and original papers which have been placed at my disposal. The helpful lessons of a career so strong in purpose, so direct in aim, and so prolific of results, are too valuable to be overlooked or lost. The intrepid man who "found Livingstone" and discovered the Congo, has ceased to be regarded any longer as a "smart newspaper writer" or "an unreliable adventurer." He has helped to make the history of the century, created a New State, and secured for himself a front place amongst the noblest pioneers of civilization and the truest friends of humanity of our time. |