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Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
1841–1904
Best known for finding David Livingstone in East Africa, this restless journalist-explorer became one of the most famous and controversial figures of the 19th century. His journeys across central Africa helped reshape European maps while also tying his legacy to the violent history of empire in the Congo.
15 Audiobooks
Stanley's tocht ter opsporing van Livingstone De Aarde en haar Volken, 1873
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
How I found Livingstone : Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
Kalulu: prinssi, kuningas ja orja. Kertomus Keski-Afrikasta
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
The Boy Travellers on the Congo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey with Henry M. Stanley "Through the Dark Continent"
by Thomas Wallace Knox, Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave: A Story of Central Africa
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
Slavery and the slave trade in Africa
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2) : or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
The autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, G.C.B.
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 2 (of 2) : or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
Wie ich Livingstone fand; Zweiter Band
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
Wie ich Livingstone fand; Erster Band
by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
About the author
Born John Rowlands in Denbigh, Wales, in 1841, he later reinvented himself as Henry Morton Stanley after moving to the United States. He worked as a journalist before gaining worldwide fame for tracking down the missionary David Livingstone in 1871, a meeting long linked with the line, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
Stanley went on to make major expeditions through central Africa, including a journey that traced the course of the Congo River. His books turned those travels into gripping adventure narratives for readers in Europe and America, and they helped build his public image as a tough, determined explorer.
At the same time, his career remains deeply controversial. Stanley worked in the Congo for King Leopold II of Belgium, and historians connect that work to the expansion of colonial rule that brought immense suffering to African communities. He later served in Parliament and was knighted, but today he is remembered both for his dramatic explorations and for the troubling imperial system they supported.