Stanley and Africa Published by Walter Scott. Undated, ca 1800. This is a very fine general survey of African exploration during the Victorian era, incorporating chapters on Stanley, Speke, Burton and many of the other most important explorers of the period. Much like the astronauts of the Apollo era, these explores in Africa were great heroes of their age and their toils and adventures thrilled readers around the world who were always eager to learn more. Contents include the following: "Stanley's Introduction, In Ashantee, Off to the Dark Continent, Stanley and King Mtesa, From Lake Victoria to Tanganika. Navigating Lake Tanganika, The Great Mysterious Rive, A Year's Work, The State-Maker, To Stanley Falls and Back, Successes, Old Work and New, The Congo Again, The Story of the Rear-Guard, Difficulties and Triumphs, Jephson's Story, Emin and Stanley, The March to the Coast. Condition: Hardcover decoration broad, ex library copy with few stamps. Faded boards, spine label has tape repaired. Bumped corners and worn spine ends. Some foxing more at the beginning & end pages. 662 pages. Dimension: 27.0 x 21.0 cm. Please view the photos for further details! Shipped tracked and insured.