How I Found Livingstone
Henry Morton Stanley
43 chapters · 16 h 58 min · English
Read by Sibella Denton, J. M. Smallheer, Tim Makarios, BethAnne, Lizzie Driver, Anna Simon and others
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Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying "Dr Livingstone, i Presume?". Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United States at the age of 18, he eventually became an overseas correspondent for the New York Herald. In 1869 Stanley was told by James Gordon Bennett Jr to find Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer. When Stanley commented on the cost Bennett's reply was:
"Well, I will tell you what you will do. Draw a thousand pounds now; and when you have gone through that, draw another thousand, and when that is spent, draw another thousand, and when you have finished that, draw another thousand, and so on; but, FIND LIVINGSTONE."
How I Found Livingstone is Stanley's personnel account of his trip from Zanzibar to Lake Tanganyika on this quest, including time spent exploring the area with Livingstone. - Written by Lizzie Driver (Modified from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1 Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTORY. MY INSTRUCTIONS TO FIND AND RELIEVE LIVINGSTONE 11 min 2 Chapter 2 - ZANZIBAR 21 min 3 Chapter 3 -ORGANIZATION OF THE EXPEDITION 30 min 4 Chapter 4 Part 1 - LIFE AT BAGAMOYO 24 min 5 Chapter 4 Part 2 - LIFE AT BAGAMOYO 24 min 6 Chapter 5 Part 1 - THROUGH UKWERE, UKAMI, AND UDOE TO USEGUHHA 29 min 7 Chapter 5 Part 2 -THROUGH UKWERE, UKAMI, AND UDOE TO USEGUHHA 27 min 8 Chapter 5 Part 3 -THROUGH UKWERE, UKAMI, AND UDOE TO USEGUHHA 37 min 9 Chapter 6 Part 1 - TO UGOGO 29 min 10 Chapter 6 Part 2 - TO UGOGO 30 min 11 Chapter 7 Part 1 -MARENGA MKALI, UGOGO, AND UYANZI, TO UNYANYEMBE 24 min 12 Chapter 7 Part 2 - MARENGA MKALI, UGOGO, AND UYANZI, TO UNYANYEMBE 18 min 13 Chapter 7 Part 3 - MARENGA MKALI, UGOGO, AND UYANZI, TO UNYANYEMBE 18 min 14 Chapter 7 Part 4 - MARENGA MKALI, UGOGO, AND UYANZI, TO UNYANYEMBE 25 min 15 Chapter 8 Part 1 - MY LIFE AND TROUBLES DURING MY RESIDENCE IN UNYAS 24 min 16 Chapter 8 Part 2 - MY LIFE AND TROUBLES DURING MY RESIDENCE IN UNYAS 24 min 17 Chapter 9 Part 1 - MY LIFE AND TROUBLES IN UNYANYEMBE-(continued) 20 min 18 Chapter 9 Part 2 - MY LIFE AND TROUBLES IN UNYANYEMBE-(continued) 18 min 19 Chapter 10 Part 1 - TO MRERA, UKONONGO 24 min 20 Chapter 10 Part 2 -TO MRERA, UKONONGO 21 min 21 Chapter 10 Part 3 - TO MRERA, UKONONGO 22 min 22 Chapter 10 Part 4 -TO MRERA, UKONONGO 29 min 23 Chaper 11 Part 1 - THROUGH UKAWENDI, UVINZA, AND UHHA, TO UJIJI 27 min 24 Chapter 11 Part 2 - THROUGH UKAWENDI, UVINZA, AND UHHA, TO UJIJI 35 min 25 Chapter 11 Part 3 - THROUGH UKAWENDI, UVINZA, AND UHHA, TO UJIJI 20 min 26 Chapter 11 Part 4 - THROUGH UKAWENDI, UVINZA, AND UHHA, TO UJIJI 33 min 27 Chapter 12 Part 1 - INTERCOURSE WITH LIVINGSTONE AT UJIJI--LIVINGSTONE'S OWN STORY OF HIS JOURNEYS, HIS TROUBLES, AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 31 min 28 Chapter 12 Part 2 - INTERCOURSE WITH LIVINGSTONE AT UJIJI--LIVINGSTONE'S OWN STORY OF HIS JOURNEYS, HIS TROUBLES, AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 21 min 29 Chapter 12 Part 3 - INTERCOURSE WITH LIVINGSTONE AT UJIJI--LIVINGSTONE'S OWN STORY OF HIS JOURNEYS, HIS TROUBLES, AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 19 min 30 Chapter 12 Part 4 - INTERCOURSE WITH LIVINGSTONE AT UJIJI--LIVINGSTONE'S OWN STORY OF HIS JOURNEYS, HIS TROUBLES, AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 36 min 31 Chapter 13 Part 1- OUR CRUISE ON THE LAKE TANGANIKA-- EXPLORATION OF THE NORTH-END OF THE LAKE--THE RUSIZI IS DISCOVERED TO ENTER INTO THE LAKE-- 26 min 32 Chapter 13 Part 2 - OUR CRUISE ON THE LAKE TANGANIKA-- EXPLORATION OF THE NORTH-END OF THE LAKE--THE RUSIZI IS DISCOVERED TO ENTER INTO THE LAKE-- 23 min 33 Chapter 13 Part 3 - OUR CRUISE ON THE LAKE TANGANIKA-- EXPLORATION OF THE NORTH-END OF THE LAKE--THE RUSIZI IS DISCOVERED TO ENTER INTO THE LAKE-- 24 min 34 Chapter 14 Part 1 - OUR JOURNEY FROM UJIJI TO UNYANYEMBE 24 min 35 Chapter 14 Part 2 - OUR JOURNEY FROM UJIJI TO UNYANYEMBE 25 min 36 Chapter 14 Part 3 - OUR JOURNEY FROM UJIJI TO UNYANYEMBE 17 min 37 Chapter 14 Part 4 -OUR JOURNEY FROM UJIJI TO UNYANYEMBE 20 min 38 Chapter 15 Part 1 - HOMEWARD BOUND.--LIVINGSTONE'S LAST WORDS, THE FINAL FAREWELL 26 min 39 Chapter 15 Part 2 - HOMEWARD BOUND.--LIVINGSTONE'S LAST WORDS, THE FINAL FAREWELL 18 min 40 Chapter 15 Part 3 - HOMEWARD BOUND.--LIVINGSTONE'S LAST WORDS, THE FINAL FAREWELL 23 min 41 Chapter 15 Part - HOMEWARD BOUND.--LIVINGSTONE'S LAST WORDS, THE FINAL FAREWELL 25 min 42 Chapter 16 - VALEDICTORY 14 min 43 Concluding Chapter 4 min