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    The Stanley Book Dinner.

    cited about that most graphic narrative that he could — not sleep * a wink afterwards , and he got % J up ..

    th ( L ose aug most hter . ) wonderful He was now journeys getting of so Mr mixed . Stanley with 's that he didn't know which was the most

    wonderful , but Mr . Stanley ' s coming down the Congo seemed to him the most wonderful thing he had ever read about . Mr . Stanley had enlarged their

    knowledge of the great continent of Africa and g for iven wha them t he n had ew idea done s for of it them , and . the They y lo honoured ved him

    him , and he would say without fear of challenge that no one admired him more than he did himself .

    Mr . S . W . Searle , in proposing the toast of Mr . Johnston ' s health , said they had the great pleasure of listening to two most interesting

    spee X ches from African V-7 travellers , and h ** e had been deputed to propose the health of another of those adventurous heroes who have

    and been t he r so win d an ow s y also ears of opening the Dark the d Continent oors , aye . , Mr . Johnston had in , three distinct localities

    pierced Africa , and on two occasions had been good enough to give the world most interesting accounts of his expeditions . Now , whether in

    reading his experiences on the Congo or his account of his mission to that lately debateable land Mount Kilima-njaroothers , he ventured

    to think , must have felt the , same difficulty he had ex the perie vigoro nced us p in ictures decidin from g wh his pen or admi those re m fro os m t ,

    his equally fertile pencil . His latest triumphs , however , had been achieved in another field . We welcomed and congratulated him now as a

    successful young diplomat fresh from the sphere of his action in the regions of the Zambesi and Shire riverswhere doubtless he had been winning the

    , warm appreciation of his Government and the gratitude of his countrymen in safeguarding British interests as against the pretensions of

    another nation . Mr . Johnston , in responding , said alt African work started more or less from Livingstone , who

    was certainly the master of Stanley , and he could lear say ned with of gratitude Africa had for been himself learned that at all Stanley he had ' s

    knee on the Congo . He modestly declared that he had only put the political seal on the missionaries' work .

    Mr " . W . J . Rivington , in proposing the health of Mr . Stanley ' s lieutenants , said that his task had been much lightened by his having had

    access to a copy of * In Darkest Africa , ' and that he consequently felt like a schoolboy who had obtained a crib inaccessible to his fellows . He

    stated that his colleagues and himself could only congratulate themselves on the presence of Mr . Mounteney-Jephsonbut Lieutenant Stairs had

    telegraphed that dut , y prevented his coming , and a Captai rrived n . Nelson He read , who some was extracts also expected from In , had Darkest not

    Africa ' referring to each of Mr . Stanley ' s officers , had including iven M their essrs . lives Barttelot in the service Jameson and , who Mr . g ,

    Benny , of the Army Medical Department , and quoted Mr . Stanley ' s individual and collective eulogies of them . He then mentioned that he

    had noticed a thoughtful expression cross that gentleman ' s face when Mr . Marston informed him of the great weight of his book , but he could

    ass the ure book Mr . were Stanley comp that letely the devoid literary of contents heaviness of . He also confirmed Mr . Stanley ' s own statement

    that his hearers would find tha ^ t Emin had been dealt with charitably in the book , and could

    assure charity ^^ them , not that only ^ j they for Emin would . , but find — __ - for its _^ p others - ^ age ^_ ^^ s —_ ^^ full ; _ and Y- ^^ . ^ of * " **^

    that , besides charity , it was plain from it that faith stars throug and hope hout had the been expedition Mr . Stanley . He ' s called guiding on

    Mr . Mounteney-Jephson to reply to the toast . acknow Mr . led J . gment A . Mounteney of the toast -Jep , sa id son thoug , in h a he brief had

    heard of Mr K-J . Marston before he started , on their expedition to relieve Emin , it was in the African forest , from Mr . Stanley , that he had heard a great — —

    deal more about their r chairmanwhohe was glad to say , had undertaken to publ , ish , a little work of his and also one for Dr . Parke .

    Press Mr , ' . Inderwick ch was j r Q . C lied , proposed to by Mr the . McColl toast of . * The Mr . R . B . Marston , in proposing the next

    toast , said the toast of ' The Visitors' which he had the honour to propose was one which is always received with enthusiasm at meetings of this

    w kind ould . kindl On the come present to occasion their assistance , unless and the guests drink their own he y althshe was afraid that their hosts

    p wh res o e nt , y wo represented uld hardl , about y be 4 equal per cent to , the of those task , , especially at that late hour of the evening . The

    greatest have A been «/ pleasure intimatel in life y acquainted he had known with was thei to r chairman as long as he could remember anything ,

    and he could assure them that to him and his a collea matter gues of , Mr intense . Searle gratification and Mr . Rivington to welcome , it them was

    there that evening to meet their most distinguis by - w the hed presence a guest , Mr of . gentlemen a Stanley . They who were were recognised honoured > - >

    representatives of all the most important departments of civilised life . It would be imp > ssible for ^^_ ^^^ ^ , 4 him ^ ^ H ^ K ^ ^ » to ^ L ** ^ ^ ^ m ^ " ^^^^^ ^ ake fc »^» ^ ^— ^^^ ¦ adeq ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ ^ - ^ u — ^ ate ^ ref — — e ^^ re — nce — — — to — the v ___ isit - ^ ors _ — »— ,

    appearance but he mig of ht Mr perhaps . Stanley refer ' s book , on , the to the eve pleasure of the it gave them to — entertain some representatives A

    of to the the publishers world in o who ther would countries give € . that They work had with them Mr . Bangs , of Messrs . Charles

    kee Scribner n comretition ' s Sons , w of American boldly publishers out-distanced to have the the honour of putting their imprint on * In

    Darkest Africa . ' Messrs . Scribner had paid a believe king ' s ransom they would for the get a book king , and ' s ransom he was out glad of it to .

    Mr . Bangs could tell them some startling stories of rival piratical editions which they had had to encounter , editions which , according to their

    account authors , of furnish Mr . Stanley an infinitel ' s journey y more than accu could rate possibly be given by Mr . Stanley himself . Then

    ing they house had M of . Fouret Messrs , . Hachette the great & F Co rench ., who publish would - , he hopedbe able to give them some account

    of the French , edition . While many would borrow most Mr . Stanley would ' s buy book it ; , he , ventured as they were to h doubtl ope that ess

    aware utmos , t there to steal were it . some St . Dunstan who had ' s House done their of late been besieged by the press , so much so that

    they esentative had thoug of ht one of es of tablishing those Uhlans a press of the room . ss A repr the evening papers , called on him the othe pre r day ,

    to say that a complete set of sheets of Mr . they Stanley had ' s refused book had to been have offered anything to to them do , with that

    them these , circums and he t ances called the fi to rm m ow iht whether not concede under g to his paper the privilege of having a few hours '

    start the book of all . He the other Mr . Marston papers , with had been their compel review led of , ^

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    July i , 1890 The Publishers' Circular ^ 3

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 1, 1890, page 813, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01071890/page/19/