The Boy Travellers on the Congo: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey with Henry M. Stanley "Through the Dark Continent"This book tells the story of two boys, Frank and Fred on an imaginary journey through Africa from Zanzibar to the River Congo delta. It was written to interest and inspire young boys of the second half of the 19th century. The book was based on a real journey made by Henry M Stanley GCB (1841 – 1904) a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author and politician who was famous for his exploration of Central Africa and his search for the missionary and explorer David Livingstone, whom he later claimed to have greeted with the now-famous line: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". |
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remarkable narrative Through the Dark Continent by one of the most famous explorers | |
STANLEY | |
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Africa animals appeared Arabs arrived asked bananas beads boat Boma broad camp canoes caravan cassava cataract Chaillu chief Chumbiri cloth coast Congo Dark Continent distance Doctor Bronson drums eight Embomma Emin Pasha expedition exploration fifty fire followed forest four Frank Fred friends goats gorilla grass guns head hills hour hundred yards inches Isangila island Itsi ivory journey Kabinda Kachéché king Lady Alice Lake Tanganika Lake Victoria left bank lion Livingstone Livingstone Falls Manwa Manwa Sera Manyema Masai Masai Land master Mbinda miles Mirambo Mombasa morning mountain Mtesa Muini muskets Mwana Ntaba natives night Nile Nyangwé Nyanza Pocock rapids reached replied ridge right bank river road round Safeni savage shore slaves soon spears Stanley Falls Stanley Pool Stanley's stream thousand Tippu-Tib tribes Uganda Ujiji Uledi Unyamwezi Uregga Victoria village Wangwana Wanyamwezi warriors wild woods young Zanzibar