Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-10-25
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THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF srAELEY, AND OTHER
AFRICAN Exp1oRrRs Being n complete His
tory Of StaRlegs Explorations in africa
tQgether NTH concise account Of The late e.
pl0rdfons by Baker, Cameron and others.
BY Hon. J. r. Headloy. Hubbard Bros,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Cincinnati and
Springfield.
No recent event has excited deeper and
more widespread interest in the country,
than tho brilliant achievement of Henry NJ
Stanley in the field of African Exploration
Ever since the announcement of his arrival,
in n famished condition, at the mouth of the
Congo, the public have eagerly awaited n de-
tailed account of his thrilling experiences and
the results of his discovery. The announce
ment therefore of this volume, from the pen
of so brilliant and popular an author as Mr.
J. T. Headley will be received with lively in
terest and satisfaction, and this interest will
be greatly heightened by an examination of
the book itself.
Since the death of Livingstone, the work
of exploration has been pushed with great
yigor. Sir Samuel W. Baker with a small
army and under royal authority, assembled the
Nile, and was the first European to penetrate
from the north into the great Central Lake
region. Lieut.. Cameron, of the English Roy
al Navy reached the same region from the
east and then pushed across the Continent
overland, to the western coast and last and
greatest of all, the daring and intrepid Stan
ley, breaking through the barriers which had
proved insuperable to all former explorers, in
the face of thousand perils by savages, cat
aracts, disease wild beasts and starvation,
forced his way down the dark river 2jOO
miles, and solved the great mystery 10y prov
ing the Lualaba river discovered by Living
stone to be verify the headwaters of the
,stifsbttr aud tlstfg nt,ppinp 81 Grand
highway from the west coast TO the heart and
treasures of one of the most populous and pro-
ductive continents Of the globe. A more in
tensely interesting and exciting narrative we
have never read. 70 follow the brave Stan
ley in his marvellous voyage down the UNI
known river fighting thirty-two battles with
man eating savages, passing hftyseven cata-
racts and rapids, to read of the desortion Of
large number of his party panic-stricken at
the terrors of the forest of threatened star
vation in the middle of the great river whose
banks were filled with hostile savGges; of
enormous labor in hewing through dense jun
gle to pass the great cataracts of the vast
Wonderland bordering this mighty river,
rich in ivory, minerals md fruits, where ne
err prospect PHASES amt OHly man is Uile ~
to tearn all the incidents and adventures of
this marvellous journey, and of the grand ova-
tions which have everywhere honored this in
domitable American, one must follow the
thrilling pages of this book.
The publishers deserve great praise for the
superb manner in which they have brought
out the work. The beauty of its typography
and binding and the number and excellence
of engravings are in keeping with its value
and character Undoubtedly it will be more
extensively read than any other book of the
year.
L. NJ Wilson is agent for this work for
Putney and Dummerston.
New STORY BY GEORGE MACDoNALD.-
Litteirs Liriag Agt in its issue for the week
ending October 10Th, begins the publication,
from the authors advance sheets, of a new
serial story by George Macdonald. The new
story is entitled "Sir Gibbie,' and promises
to be one of much interest.