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How I Found Livingstone Kindle Edition

4.2 out of 5 stars 285 ratings

Riveting firsthand account of the long and arduous search by journalist/adventurer for one of the great explorers of the 19th century. A real-life adventure story that tells of incredible hardships — disease, hostile natives, tribal warfare, impenetrable jungles, and other obstacles.



Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley reportedly asked, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Stanley is also known for his search for the source of the Nile, his work in and development of the Congo Basin region in association with King Leopold II of the Belgians, and commanding the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. He was knighted in 1899.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XVKN3SC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 26 Mar. 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 426 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8826068350
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 285 ratings

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Customers find the book readable and informative, with one noting how it illustrates the limits of 19th-century knowledge. The story receives mixed reactions, with one customer describing it as a thrilling adventure while another finds it monotonous. The language receives mixed feedback, with one customer appreciating its descriptive style while another finds it over-descriptive.

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Customers find the book highly readable.

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3 customers mention ‘Knowledge level’3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book informative, with one review noting how it illustrates the limits of knowledge, while another mentions its value for historians and geographers.

"...Probably an account of some interest to historians or geographers but to a layman the weeks of marching through jungle are a bit monotonous, despite..." Read more

"Long, detailed, over-descriptive and fascinating. Illustrated well the limits of knowledge at the time." Read more

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3 customers mention ‘Value for money’3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book offers good value for money, with one mentioning it has 583 pages.

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Customers have mixed opinions about the story quality of the book, with some finding it very interesting while others describe it as boring.

"...The story is as fresh today 2007 as it was when written in 1872. Read it and enjoy." Read more

"Interesting, but quite heavy going – not helped by the poor checking of what is presumably the output of an Optical Character Recognition program:..." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the language of the book, with some finding it descriptive and detailed, while others note its Victorian style and repetitive nature.

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Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2007
    A long book with 583 pages, pictures and old map, which find reading impossible even with a magnifying lens!" The story speaks of fevers,relates dangers, little joys, annoyances and pleasures, as they occured".It is amazing how Stanley remembers all names of rivers, mountains, tribles, sheikhs,crops and areas.
    It also shows that old Tanganyika was well advanced in crops, food,fields than old Kenya in the 1870's.Stanley and his men suffer from fever, smallpox, infections, bites, attacks and not many servive searching for Livingstone.Stanley travels from Bagamoyo om 23.3.1871 westwards towards Lake Tanganyika to Ujiji. Even has battle with Mirambo.
    Finally, he meets Livingstone with a well known phrase'DR LIVINGSTONE,I PRESUME'.He then travels with the Doctor for 5 months and confirms that river Rusizi flows INTO Lake Tanganyika from the north.Livingstone refuses to go home or to the coast, but travels with Stanley to Tabora for his supplies.
    Leaving Livingstone on 14.3.1872, Stanley tavels to the coast, taking his letter of proof and Livingstones papers.Livingstone wants to go north to search the source of the Nile.On 6.5.1872,Stanley arrives at the coast and meets Livingstone's son Oswell, who changes his mind to go and help his father with supplies.
    On 27.8.1872, the foreign office writes to Stanley on his arrival in England,stating Queen Victoria's thanks for reporting on Livingstone.
    The story is as fresh today 2007 as it was when written in 1872. Read it and enjoy.
    14 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2014
    Good value for the price
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2016
    I found it hard to put this book down. So beautifully written, the description alone takes your breath away. You cannot but help feel the hardship and deprivation Stanley had to endure in such hostile territory pregnant with danger from animals, tribes and the brute force of nature.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2017
    Interesting, but quite heavy going – not helped by the poor checking of what is presumably the output of an Optical Character Recognition program: the reader has to try and make sense of sentences with superfluous commas and inappropriate words: “but” where “hut” would make more sense; similarly “nest” instead of “next”; and “foul hours” must surely be “four hours”! Eventually I gave up keeping track of the mistakes! The language is very Victorian and there are numerous local words and local tribal names in the narration, so the Kindle dictionary is often unable to identify which are typos! However there is at least one poem and one table that have not been properly arranged, and there are no diagrams although mentioned in the text.
    Probably an account of some interest to historians or geographers but to a layman the weeks of marching through jungle are a bit monotonous, despite having admiration for Stanley's perseverance.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2013
    Who wouldn't be delighted to find the public domain list of FREE classic literature. This is fantastic. All the titles I've always wanted to read and for free - this is my kind of kindle heaven. I love the way they arrive on your kindle, they're so quick, it's like magic. Thank you public domain!
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2017
    good
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2017
    Long, detailed, over-descriptive and fascinating. Illustrated well the limits of knowledge at the time.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 March 2013
    First saw an original copy of this in a charity shop at a high price! Went onto Amazon and found this re-print so bought it. Lovely to pick up and put down and pick up again to continue the adventure. Very interesting.

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  • Der Kritiker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Klassiker
    Reviewed in Germany on 23 April 2013
    Alt genug um kostenlos verfügbar zu sein. Interessanter Einblick in die Gedankenwelt und Wertvorstellungen im 19. Jahrhundert.
    Wer will, kann sich auch gedruckt bedienen.....
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read
    Reviewed in Brazil on 26 December 2019
    Not only because it is about Livingstone. But also because the author is a very good writer who knows how to tell a story.
  • Tdale Pete
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but slow.
    Reviewed in Australia on 9 May 2017
    I found this book to be interesting but too verbose. Often too much description without moving the story forward.
    The ordeals faced by explorers in Africa at this time are well explained and I had to admire their courage and persistence.
  • Cathy Tiffany
    5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Worth Your Time
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 May 2016
    First let me say that I don't particularly enjoy reading fiction, I like interesting & adventurous non-fiction ), but on the rare occasion that I find a book that I actually would like to learn more about, then I'm in. This book is well written and a first hand account of Stanley's adventures. It's fascinating to read his thoughts about far away peoples that I assume were foreign to most at the time. The manner in which they all speak and the pomp and circumstance of the interactions between Stanley, dignitaries, noblemen, tribesman and merchants is very interesting. It rather gives the feel of an Indiana Jones movie! I am shocked how interesting this book is so far and I'm only on Chapter 4! AND...I haven't even gotten to the parts that I'm interested in - the Congo jungle! If you like adventure tales, you should check this book out!!
  • Alina Maria Mason
    5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting
    Reviewed in Canada on 25 October 2024
    I love the book

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