own time. Livingstone simply uses the terms and the science of his
day--these were no doubt flawed, as is also seen elsewhere, in his
references to malaria, for example. Which all goes to show that it was
the science of the day which was flawed, and not so much Livingstone.

I will also add that the Rev. Livingstone has a fine sense of humour,
which I hope the reader will enjoy. His description of a Makololo dance
is classic.

Lastly, I will note that what I love most about Livingstone's
descriptions is not only that he was not polluted by the racism of his
day, but that he was not polluted by the anti-racism of our own. He
states things as he sees them, and notes that the Africans are, like all
other men, a curious mixture of good and evil. This, to me, demonstrates
his good faith better than any other description could. You see, David
Livingstone does not write about Africa as a missionary, nor as an
explorer, nor yet as a scientist, but as a man meeting fellow men. I
hope you will enjoy his writings as much as I did.

Alan R. Light

Monroe, N.C., 1997.]

MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA;

Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of
Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West
Coast; Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the
Eastern Ocean.

By David Livingstone, LL.D., D.C.L., Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians
and Surgeons, Glasgow; Corresponding Member of the Geographical and
Statistical Society of New York; Gold Medalist and Corresponding Member
of the Royal Geographical Societies of London and Paris F.S.A., Etc.,
Etc.

Dedication.

To

SIR RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON,

President Royal Geographical Society, F.R.S., V.P.G.S.,

Corr. Inst. of France, and Member of the Academies of St. Petersburg,

Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Brussels, Etc.,

This Work

is affectionately offered as a Token of Gratitude for the kind interest
he has always taken in the Author's pursuits and welfare; and to express
admiration of his eminent scientific attainments, nowhere more strongly
evidenced than by the striking hypothesis respecting the physical
conformation of the African continent, promulgated in his Presidential
Address to the Royal Geographic Society in 1852, and verified three
years afterward by the Author of these Travels.

DAVID LIVINGSTONE. Londo