In Darkest Africa
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
In Darkest Africa
| Full title | In Darkest Africa: or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria |
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| Author | Henry M. Stanley |
| Published | 1890 |
| Pages | 466 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Stanley’s own account of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition — the high-imperial adventure narrative, told by the man whose reputation it was written to serve. |
Where I heard about it
- @romanhelmetguy — a leather-bound nineteenth-century copy on the shelf in a photo he posted (December 2025) to illustrate his rule that “half the books you read must be from before WW2.”
About this edition
The work is in two volumes; Volume II was the spine visible in the photo.
Connections
- Foreign Policy — the imperial project the book is a document of.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.