Stanley by Frank Mclynn
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.
"This vast book is packed with adventures" * Independent *
"Excellent..entertaining, well-researched and scrupulously annotated" * Spectator *
"Meticulously and grippingly told" * Evening Standard *
"Splendid, deep-delving biography" * Guardian *
"Captivating" * Literary Review *
"Excellent..entertaining, well-researched and scrupulously annotated" * Spectator *
"Meticulously and grippingly told" * Evening Standard *
"Splendid, deep-delving biography" * Guardian *
"Captivating" * Literary Review *
Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specializes in biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the Lionheart. Other books include 1066, 1759, Marcus Aurelius and The Road Not Taken. He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712605656 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712605657 |
| Title | Stanley |
| Author | Frank Mclynn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2004-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 928 |
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