Travels In West Africa Mary Kingsley Folio Society 2007

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Travels In West Africa by Mary Kingsley

Upon her sudden freedom from family obligations (with the deaths of her parents), Mary Kingsley, a sheltered Victorian spinster (some may say an eccentric), traded her stifling middle-class existence for an incredible expedition in the Congo. Mary Kingsley traversed uncharted regions of West Africa alone, on foot, collecting specimens of local fauna and trading with natives – a remarkable feat in any era, but particularly for a woman of the 1890s. After hacking her way through jungles, being fired upon by hostile tribesmen and attacked by wild animals, Kingsley emerged with no complaint more serious than a pair of tired feet. She undertook her exploits in the traditional garb (black in respect of her dead parents) of her era but lived as a native, and she found herself drawn into the life and problems of the region: its diversity of customs and beliefs; its geography and natural history; its trade network; the impact of missionaries; and many other issues of the day. Her account of her experiences, suffused with an infectious good humour, was published to immediate success in 1897 and remains a compelling tale of adventure. Folio Society No. 405 reissued with minor emendations, with a new binding and with new illustrations.

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  • Folio Society First Impression
  • Publisher Folio Society, London; 2007
  • Cream Cloth Hardback, 260 pp
  • Black & white plates.
  • Size 240 x 160mm, 1kg

Condition: Near  Near Fine – Light Slipcase Wear, Book Superb Unmarked Copy

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Weight 1 kg

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