In Darkest Africa
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"In Darkest Africa" is Henry Morton Stanley’s 1890 account of his expedition to rescue Emin Pasha, offering a detailed and controversial narrative of European exploration in Central Africa.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Darkest Africa canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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exploration literature ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| author | Henry Morton Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
justification of European imperialism
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portrayal of African peoples ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887–1889)
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rescue of Emin Pasha ⓘ |
| documents |
encounters with African communities
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geographical observations in Central Africa ⓘ itinerary of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition ⓘ logistical challenges of African exploration ⓘ |
| era | Age of Exploration in Africa ⓘ |
| format | two-volume work ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | expedition leader ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| hasMapContent | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure
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colonial ideology ⓘ encounter with the unknown ⓘ exploration ⓘ imperialism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | public perception of African exploration in the 1890s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Emin Pasha
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Henry Morton Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
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influence on European views of Central Africa ⓘ |
| originalMedium | hardcover ⓘ |
| perspective | European colonial ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| publisher | Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
How I Found Livingstone
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Through the Dark Continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Congo region
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Equatoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Central Africa
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Emin Pasha Relief Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ European exploration of Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 19th century ⓘ |
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