Stanley

Resumen del libro

Henry Morton Stanley has come down to us in history as a cruel imperialist, a bad man of Africa, and as the person who conducted the most famous celebrity interview in history, with the words Dr Livingstone, I presume?' In this compelling biography, Tim Jeal argues that Stanley is also one of the most misunderstood of the great Victorians, and offers a reassessment of Stanley's life, as well as a timely re-examination of post-colonial guilt and African history. Few biographies can claim so thoroughly to reappraise a reputation, or to be as moving, or as truly exciting.

Biografía del autor

Tim Jeal es un prestigioso novelista y biógrafo, autor de la biografía Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa" s Greatest Explorer (2007) fue Sunday Times Biography of the Year y ganó el National Book Critics" Circle Award en la categoría de biografías. Antes, en 1973, su biografía de Livingstone fue " Notable Book of the Year" de la New York Times Book Review y uno de los " Best and Brightest of the Year" del Washington Post Book World.