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Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
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The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1887 to 1889 was one of the last major European expeditions into the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century. Led by Henry Morton Stanley, its goal was ostensi
Henry Morton Stanley with the officers of the Advance Column, Cairo, 1890. From the left: Dr. Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert Henry Nelson, Henry Morton S
Henry Morton Stanley with the officers of the Advance Column, Cairo, 1890. From the left: Dr. Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert Henry Nelson, Henry Morton Stanley, William Grant Stairs, and Arthur Jephson.
Emin Pasha, German-born Egyptian governor of Equatoria
Emin Pasha, German-born Egyptian governor of Equatoria
The steel boat Advance as depicted in In Darkest Africa by H.M. Stanley
The steel boat Advance as depicted in In Darkest Africa by H.M. Stanley
Le Peace
Le Peace
Heart of Darkness
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Heart of Darkness is an 1899 novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, in which sailor Charles Marlow tells the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
…been suggested that stories of the expedition — in particular, the disastrous plight of the "rear column" — inspired Joseph Conrad in his 1899 novella Heart of Darkness. Critic Adam Hochschild suggests that the character of Kurtz, the isolated and insane Congo trader, was modeled on Barttelot, who "went mad, began…
Heart of Darkness was first published as a three-part serial story in Blackwood's Magazine.
Heart of Darkness was first published as a three-part serial story in Blackwood's Magazine.
Belgian river station on the Congo River, 1889
Belgian river station on the Congo River, 1889
The Roi des Belges ('King of the Belgians'—French), the Belgian riverboat Conrad commanded on the upper Congo, 1889
The Roi des Belges ('King of the Belgians'—French), the Belgian riverboat Conrad commanded on the upper Congo, 1889
Arthur Hodister [fr] (1847–1892), who Conrad's biographer Norman Sherry has argued served as one of the sources of inspiration for Kurtz
Arthur Hodister [fr] (1847–1892), who Conrad's biographer Norman Sherry has argued served as one of the sources of inspiration for Kurtz