David Livingstone

Revered for years as a saint, David Livingstone was an interesting character--difficult, demanding, and unsympathetic but also single-minded, determined, patient, and brave. The first European to cross Africa, he discovered the Victoria Falls and survived a shipwreck, attacks by natives, and being mauled by a lion.

Meriel Buxton read Law at St. Hugh's College, Oxford and is a non-practicing solicitor.

List of Plates

ix

List of Maps

x

Foreword

xi

Dr David Livingstone Wilson

Acknowledgements

xiii

A Note on Spelling

xiv

Chronology

xv

Blantyre: the Boy

1

(7)

Glasgow, Chipping Ongar and London: the Student

8

(15)

Kuruman and Mabotsa: the Newcomer

23

(20)

Chonuane and Kolobeng: the Missionary

43

(15)

Lake Ngami, the River Zouga and Cape Town: the Traveller

58

(17)

To the West Coast of Africa: the Pioneer

75

(13)

Across Africa from West to East: Great Leader of Africans

88

(11)

Britain: National Hero

99

(12)

The Zambesi and Shire Rivers: Flawed Leader of Europeans

111

(13)

The Shire and Rovuma Rivers: the Husband

124

(11)

The Indian Ocean: Ship's Captain

135

(5)

Britain: Author and Father

140

(11)

Lakes Nyassa, Tanganyika and Moero: the Explorer

151

(13)

Uiji and Unyanyembe: Scoop

164

(9)

To Chitambo's Village: the Dying Man

173

(3)

From Africa to Westminister Abbey: Venerated Leader

176

(5)

From Blantyre to Westminister Abbey: neither Saint nor Failure

181

(18)

Appendix: Livingstone's Alleged Love Child

199

(1)

Notes

200

(6)

Bibliography

206

(2)

Index

208

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