Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st July 1890, Edition 1 of 1, Page 830

Henry ffl . Stanley ' s Great Book . In Darkest Africa Being the Official Publication , recording the , QUEST , RESCUE GOVERNOR , AND OF RETREAT EOF . EMM , QTJATORIA The Illustrations , numbering over 150 , have all been made from Mr . Stanley's own Notes Sketches and Photographs , by some of the best English and French Draughtsmen , amongst whom are Mr . Sydney P . Hall , M . Montbard , M . Itiou , Mr . Forrestier , and others . The Engraving is from the competent hands of Mr . J . D . Cooper and M . Barbant ( of Paris ) . There are three large Maps and fourteen smaller ones . ORDINARY EDITION , 2 vols ., demy 8 vo . of over 500 pages each , in handsome cloth binding , price TWO GUINEAS . EDITION BE LUXE oi 250 copies , ALL SOLD . SOME OPINIONS OF THE PRESS : told liia heroic The with TIMES ro quest genuine . — and ' Mr . rescue a Stanley molest of ' s EmiuT y narrative of temper asha of is , his so as transparen moving adventures and t , privations a enth fidelity ralling to , suff a act tale erings , so as generous ever , trials was , danger and told eager by and man a discoveries desire . It is on , moreove the during part r , of the leader of the expedition to give their due meed of praise and recognition to each and all pf his subordinates , not the excepting almo 3 t the unexampled humblest greatness of his African of the deeds followers accomplished , that the , critic and ' the s task profound becomes ethical merely interest one of unstinted of the narrative admiration which of Purel describes incifive y literary , as them beseems merits . Nor one we does can who the speak is interest a man in terras of of the action of book high rather depend commendation than only a man on . of the The letters thrilling style : but of nature the in many narrative of of its the subjec is descriptive direct t m , vigorous atter parts : of , and Mr its . Stanley shows that , consummate man of action aa he is , he is a born man of Ietter 3 as well . ' The STANDARD . — ' Since the end of January last the demands upon the time and energy of the writer have been of unprecedented the Leader obv in iously urgency did and not importance expire with , and the yet formal here in disba the ndment month of of . June the company we have the with finished which work he had . The passed " mandate through " made the ao man same on y perils imperious Zanzlbar and i so demands porters much suffering and on English the . energy Restored officers and to in resource civilisation the gloomy of artists , he wilds enlis , map of ted - the makers a fresh mid , -African printers band of , forest and fellow publishers . - Let laboure us add rs that , and that he made had the which appeal is due . give met There vivid with is a no embodiment no sign less of loyal haste to response the about scenes . the To , of illustrations the that draughtsmen marvellous , which progress and are engravers profusely . Every who scattered phase have of travel through co-operated , every the especial aspec two t volumes of recognitio Nature , and , is n from delineated sketches with taken a touch on the so soot firm . and T lie persuasive maps are that In thei it is r way difficult admirable ti believe . The that cartogra the plotures pher may are , indeed not exao be complimented t transoripts station on vastness having and achieved the clearance loneliness an imaginative alone of the the line unbroken triumph of march in forest the is marked device region by , . emphasises The which precision he impresses the mysterious with , even which on isolation every the careless halting of the - eye place , as , yet a , sense every untrodden of Arab the tracts the index to every North to each and volume South . will We satisfy have come the moat aoross exacting hardly student a misprint . . in . the . thousand Mr . Stanley pages ' s animated of which the pages wortt ; and consists will , con and - tinue to be read as long as there remains amongst Englishmen any taste for adventure , and any honour for manliness . ' The DAILY NEWS . — ' The first line was written at Oalro on the 25 th January . The author thereafter worked con - Mnuousl trner still v for to fifty that days the , * averaging book has been over in twenty preparati printe on d ever page since s a day Mr . . This Stanley of course set foot is all at true Zanzibar , yet uo a doubt nd that it would he ha bo s tho written lot of it mortal during way man nea . rly This three consideration years of the most only enhanc terrible 3 s perils the wonier , hardships of its and strength trials , , of its every vigour description , ant its , , felicity that ever of t fell moli to , aud and furnishes in tho manner abundant of the excuse relation for , and its 000 it will wloaal constitute blemishes an enduring of Rtyle . monument It is a great to performance its author ' s fame , alike . ' in what it relates , I on re The cord DAIL , a region Y GRAPHIC which has — hardly Full of a inoldent oarallel , or excitement \ the face of , and the disaster globa , and , the 'fo story r a purpose of one w of orthy the m of ost the unique chivalry adventure of King * episodes Arthur ' s so Court familiar . The in reader " Through need the not Dar fear k that Continent Mr . Stanley . " ' ' s & storv c , & o eve ., < fc r o flags ., « fco , . or that there Is any lack of those dramatic London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE & RIVINGTON , Limited , St . Dunstan * House , Fetter Lane , Fleet Stre 3 t , E . C . ik > ¦ ' ' • ¦ -- ^ -

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