How I Found Livingstone

THIS IS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. LIVINGSTONS BIRTHDAY . HE WENT TO AFRICA AS A MISSIONARY AND EXPLORER AND DISAPPEARED FOR 6 YEARS. MANY THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.MR. STANLEY WAS SENT TO FIND HIM, DEAD OR ALIVE. STANLEY;S JOURNALS TELLS OF HIS ADVENTURE INTO CENTRAL AFRICA LOOKING FOR DR. LIVINGSTON. GOOD READ. GIVES A GOOD INSITE INTO AFRICA IN THE 1800`s

Difficult read due to archaic language and geography. This could be a worthwhile project to update the language and geography to modern usage. Many of the allusions used are not available in either Kindle dictionary. Only a few of the place names are recognizable. The telling of what was probably a pretty epic trek is swallowed up by a rather wordy narrative. Stanley was a newspaperman whose style of prose did not convert well to the novel. Many of the individual events related are fascinating, it is the flow of events that is bogged down in some of the endless swamps of his telling.

I purchased this book in he hopes of learning about these two interesting characters but was left empty handed, so to speak, due to the period writing style. I guess Im not cultured enough to appreciate the style. I hope to find another book about the two that will quench my curiosity in a more readable manner.

Ive have read other books about this trek into darkest Africa plus the movies. This version ranks right up there with the best. More than just a story of the search is tells us a lot of the mind set of the Victorian Male and the craze the whole era had for exploring in general. Great read.

this book is very very very repetitive (did you catch catch that?). However, Henry transports you to Africa right into the tribal culture, which is purely a magical read.

good

Very interesting true life storey of great historical importance. A must for history buffs. This detailled account of the story behind Dr Livingstone, I presume as spoken by Stanley brings to life the journeys taken by reporters of yesteryear.

Very sastified

African history without the politcally correct filter. Written in a 19th century style that tells of the trials of safari in early Africa

This is Mr Stanleys accurate account of his travails in Africa, and it is never what you think. The bugs, the people, the muck, not the animals. Also an insight into the medical ignorance of the day. Learn the real value of cloth in Dotis. Yes folks, money in Africa was carried in bales....cloth. Dr Livingston really really could have used google earth and penicillin, but alas....