CONTENTS CHAP. I HENRY M. STANLEY II DESCRIPTION OF AFRICA III STANLEY'S SEARCH FOR LIVINGSTONE IV WILD EXPERIENCES V TRIALS BY THE WAY VI ADVENTURES IN GREAT VARIETY VII THE END APPROACHES VIII STANLEY MEETS LIVINGSTONE IX STANLEY'S HOMEWARD MARCH X STANLEY'S SECOND EXPEDITION XI PRESSING TOWARD THE INTERIOR XII EXPLORATION OF THE VICTORIA NYANZA XIII EXPLORATION OF THE VICTORIA NYANZA XIV EXPLORATION OF THE VICTORIA NYANZA XV AN INTERVAL OF REST XVI PREPARATIONS FOR FURTHER EXPLORATIONS XVII THE EXPEDITION TO ALBERT NYANZA XVIII EXPLORATIONS OF LAKE TANGANIKA XIX NYANGWE AND ITS HISTORY XX ORGANIZING A NEW EXPEDITION XXI THROUGH THE FORESTS XXII FLOATING DOWN THE CONGO XXIII DESCENT OF THE CONGO XXIV AMONG THE CATARACTS XXV EXPERIENCES BY THE WAY XXVI DEATH OF FRANK POCOKE XXVII THE COMPLETED WORK XXVIII THE FRUITS OF VICTORY XXIX THE CONGO FREE STATE XXX EMIN, THE LAST OF THE SOUDAN HEROES XXXI STANLEY TO THE RESCUE XXXII STANLEY AND EMIN XXXIII IN THE HEART OF AFRICA XXXIV FORWARD MARCH XXXV ON THE COAST AT LAST