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xxiv, 741 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she set out alone to West Africa to pursue her anthropological interests and collect botanical specimens. Her subsequent book, published in 1897, is a testament to understatement and humour - few explorers made less of the hardships and dangers experienced while travelling (including unaccompanied treks through dangerous jungles and encounters with deadly animals). This book challenged (and reinforced) contemporary Victorian prejudices about Africa, and also made invaluable contributions to the fields of botany and anthropology. --Google books Reprint. Originally published: London : Macmillan, 1897. With 2 p. ill. of fishes omitted Includes index

Author

Mary H. Kingsley; with a new introduction by Elizabeth Claridge

Publisher

Boston: Beacon Press

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780807071052

Subjects

Travel, History, Humanities

Rating

3.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24