In STANLEY’S STORY the reader has presented a most thrilling narrative of the terrible experiences encountered, as well as a graphic account of these wonderful discoveries and the amazing achievements accomplished by Mr. Stanley during his career in Africa. The subject--one of unparalleled interest--is presented in the characteristic style of the writer, from thoroughly reliable information, data, and the official reports of Mr. Stanley himself. It favorably commends itself to every lover of geographical science, as well as to the admirer of the marvellous in life and nature. It has been prepared in a popular form, and at a price much lower than books of like character and value, and very much lower than others which claim to give the story of Stanley in Africa, but are simply compilations from the writings of the different explorers who have in times past essayed to traverse its vast interior, and failed. Stanley, however, has not failed. Fate has decreed otherwise. His story has been told. It is the only authentic story, as recorded in these pages, and the reader will find it not only interesting but highly entertaining and thoroughly instructive throughout.
A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF AFRICA -- ITS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION -- LITTLE INFORMATION EXTANT IN RELATION TO LARGE PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENT -- THE GREAT FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION AND MISSIONARY LABOR -- ACCOUNT OF A NUMBER OF EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS, INCLUDING THOSE OF MUNGO PARK, DENHAM AND CLAPPERTON, AND OTHERS -- THEIR PRACTICAL RESULTS -- DESIRE OF FURTHER INFORMATION INCREASED -- RECENT EXPLORATIONS, NOTABLY THOSE OF DR. LIVINGSTONE AND MR. STANLEY, REPRESENTING THE NEW YORK “HERALD” NEWSPAPER 17
THE GENERAL GEOLOGICAL FORMATION OF THE CONTINENT -- THE WANT OF COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION -- SINGULAR FACTS AS TO THE DESERT OF SAHARA -- THE QUESTION OF THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN -- IS AFRICA THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE HUMAN RACE? -- OPINIONS OF SCIENTISTS TENDING TO ANSWER IN THE AFFIRMATIVE -- DARWINISM 28
THE RESULTS OF THE EXPLORATIONS IN AFRICA.
THE RESULT IN BEHALF OF SCIENCE, RELIGION AND HUMANITY OF THE EXPLORATIONS AND MISSIONARY LABORS OF DR. LIVINGSTONE AND OTHERS IN AFRICA -- REVIEW OF RECENT DISCOVERIES IN RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE AND THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT -- THE DIAMOND FIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA -- BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE CONTINENT -- ITS CAPABILITIES AND ITS WANTS -- CHRISTIANITY AND MODERN JOURNALISM DISSIPATING OLD BARBARISMS, AND LEADING THE WAY TO TRIUMPHS OF CIVILIZATION 47