Travellers in Africa: British Travelogues, 1850-1900 (Studies in Imperalism)

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. As New, Tim Youngs. xi, 235 p., ill. Impeccable copy. Condition as new, allowing for some very minor (barely noticeable) spots on the top edge.; appears to be unread. Front matter Contents List of figures General editor's introduction Author's acknowledgements Dedication Foreword, 2017 Introduction Adventures in Abyssinia Victorian writing; African eating: digesting Africa Beads and cords of love ‘Gone the cry of “Forward, forward”’: crisis and narrative Consuming Stanley Vaporising Bula Matari: Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Conclusion Select bibliography Index The writings of travellers in Africa during the era of Victorian exploration often tell us more about 19th-century Britain than about Africa. Placing these narratives in their historical and cultural context, the author examines how racial images may be affected by social change and litarary form. Tim Youngs. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-230) And Index.