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Sir Henry Morton StanleyHow I Found Livingstone (July 13, 2008)

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LibriVox recording of How I Found Livingstone, by Sir Henry M. Stanley.

Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying "Dr Livingstone, i Presume?". Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United States at the age of 18, he eventually became an overseas correspondent for the New York Herald. In 1869 Stanley was told by James Gordon Bennett Jr to find Livingstone, a scottish missionary and explorer. When Stanley commented on the cost Bennett's reply was:

"Well, I will tell you what you will do. Draw a thousand pounds now; and when you have gone through that, draw another thousand, and when that is spent, draw another thousand, and when you have finished that, draw another thousand, and so on; but, FIND LIVINGSTONE."

How I Found Livingstone is Stanley's personnel account of his trip from Zanzibar to Lake Tanganyika on this quest, including time spent exploring the area with Livingstone. -Written by Lizzie Driver (Modified from Wikipedia)

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Artist/Composer: Sir Henry Morton Stanley
Date: 2008-07-13
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: audiobook; librivox; biography; history; travel; adventure; Africa; search; rescue;

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Timothy Ferguson - - October 7, 2011
Subject: Well recorded, but the original author is simply a horrible human being
There's something about the British desire to tell you how immoral and weak the natives are, while complaining that there's no sport in killing wildlife if its not going to either attack you or run away, that made me progressively loathe Stanley, until I was very glad to part company with him when the book was over.

This is, of course, a great compliment to the reader, who really made me feel like I was in the presence of someone I actively disliked. So, bravo on the read!