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Mary H. Kingsley

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

October 13, 1862

Died

June 03, 1900

Genre

Travel

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Mary Henrietta Kingsley was born in Islington, London on 13 October 1862, the daughter and oldest child of doctor, traveler, and writer George Kingsley and Mary Bailey.

Kingsley wrote two books about her experiences: Travels in West Africa (1897), which was an immediate best-seller, and West African Studies (1899), both of which granted her vast respect and prestige within the scholarly community. Some newspapers, however, refused to publish reviews of her works, such as the Times colonial editor Flora Shaw. Though some argue this is likely on the grounds that her beliefs countered the imperialistic intentions of the British Empire and the notion that Africans were inferior peoples, this is not entirely true, as she did support British trade ...more

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	Travels in West Africa 3.76 avg rating — 916 ratings — published 1897 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hippo Banquet 3.07 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 1897 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Congo and the Cameroons 3.34 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	West African Studies by Mary H. Kingsley, John Flint (Introduction), Joseph MaGuire (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1899 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The African Exploration Anthology: The Personal Accounts of the Victorian Explorers of Africa by Mungo Park, Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes On The Folklore Of The Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett, Mary H. Kingsley (Introduction) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hippos, Hairpins and High Button Boots by Nick McCarty (Adaptor), Mary H. Kingsley, Philippa Urquhart (Narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethnology of West Africa: West African Studies / Fetichism in West Africa: History and Traditional Religions Practicing of Sorcery in West Africa by Mary H. Kingsley, Robert Hamill Nassau 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ascent of Cameroons Peak and Travels in French Congo. [A Paper Read at a Meeting of the Liverpool Geographical Society.] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes On The Folklore Of The Fjort Illustrated: Folklore, Legends & Mythology, Fairy Tales by Richard Edward Dennett, Mary H. Kingsley (introduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I remember one of my tutors saying, 'Always when on a long march assume the attitude you feel most inclined to, as it is less tiring.”
― Mary Henrietta Kingsley, Travels in West Africa

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“At present I am undecided whether nature tried 'her 'prentice hand' on them in her earliest youth, or whether, having got thoroughly tired of making the delicately beautiful antelopes, corallines, butterflies,and orchids, she just said 'Goodness! I am quite worn out with this finicking work. Here, just put these other viscera into big bags - I can't bother any more.”
― Mary Henrietta Kingsley, A Hippo Banquet

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“Cape Sierra Leone, a sandy promontory at the end of which is situated a lighthouse of irregular habits.”
― Mary Henrietta Kingsley, Travels in West Africa

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