◊ * * * * * Transcriber’s Note: The original publication has been replicated faithfully except as shown in the TRANSCRIBER’S AMENDMENTS near the end of the text. To preserve the alignment of tables and headers, this etext presumes a mono-spaced font on the user’s device, such as Courier New. Words in italics are indicated like _this_. * * * * * [Illustration] [Illustration: COLUMBIA PRESENTING STANLEY TO EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNS.] STANLEY IN AFRICA. THE WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES AND THRILLING ADVENTURES OF THE GREAT AFRICAN EXPLORER AND OTHER TRAVELERS, PIONEERS AND MISSIONARIES. BEAUTIFULLY AND ELABORATELY ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS, COLORED PLATES AND MAPS BY JAMES P. BOYD, A.M. Author of “Political History of the United States” and “Life of Gen. U. S. Grant,” etc. ROSE PUBLISHING CO., TORONTO, CANADA. Copyright, 1889 BY JAMES P. BOYD. INTRODUCTION. A volume of travel, exploration and adventure is never without instruction and fascination for old and young. There is that within us all which ever seeks for the mysteries which are bidden behind mountains, closeted in forests, concealed by earth or sea, in a word, which are enwrapped by Nature. And there is equally that within us which is touched most sensitively and stirred most deeply by the heroism which has characterized the pioneer of all ages of the world and in every field of adventure. How like enchantment is the story of that revelation which the New America furnished the Old World! What a spirit of inquiry and exploit it opened! How unprecedented and startling, adventure of every kind became! What thrilling volumes tell of the hardships of daring navigators or of the perils of brave and dashing landsmen! Later on, who fails to read with the keenest emotion of those dangers, trials and escapes which enveloped the intrepid searchers after the icy secrets of the Poles, or confronted those who would unfold the tale of the older civilizations and of the ocean’s island spaces.