Through the Dark Continent

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exploration narrative non-fiction book travel narrative

Through the Dark Continent is Henry Morton Stanley’s 1878 travel narrative chronicling his extensive and often controversial explorations across central Africa.

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instanceOf	exploration narrative ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ
author	Henry Morton Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	engravings and illustrations ⓘ maps of African interior ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
describes	European imperial ambitions in Africa ⓘ Henry Morton Stanley’s African expeditions ⓘ crossing of the African continent ⓘ descent of the Congo River ⓘ encounters with African communities ⓘ
format	two-volume work ⓘ
genre	adventure literature ⓘ travel literature ⓘ
hasPart	Volume I of Through the Dark Continent ⓘ Volume II of Through the Dark Continent NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPerspective	Eurocentric viewpoint ⓘ imperialist viewpoint ⓘ
hasReputation	historically important but ethically controversial account of African exploration ⓘ
hasTheme	civilizing mission ideology ⓘ encounter between Europe and Africa ⓘ hardship and survival during expeditions ⓘ heroic exploration ⓘ
historicalContext	Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
illustratedBy	Henry Morton Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	European colonial policy debates on Africa ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryMovement	Victorian travel writing ⓘ
mainCharacter	Henry Morton Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	controversial depictions of African peoples ⓘ detailed mapping of Central African regions ⓘ influencing European views of Africa ⓘ
originalTitle	Through the Dark Continent NERFINISHED ⓘ
pageCount	approximately 900 pages ⓘ
publicationYear	1878 ⓘ
publisher	Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	How I Found Livingstone NERFINISHED ⓘ In Darkest Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Congo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	colonial exploration ⓘ exploration of Central Africa ⓘ geography of Africa ⓘ
timePeriod	1870s ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ

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