Letter, 1895 March 12.

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Letter, 1895 March 12.

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Holograph with typescript copy. A letter written in H.B.M. Consulate, Old Calabar, West Africa [to] "My dear Rose" telling of her experiences in working with people in West Africa who were stricken with typhoid and of native uprising at Brass, cannibalism, and other local customs. Also includes a letter dated [1933] April 11 from Stephen Gwynne commenting on the Kingsley letter.

[12] leaves.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, 1862-1900

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Epithet: traveller and writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x0002cc Mary Kingsley was a celebrated Victorian explorer, author, lecturer, and paradox. Her visits to Africa provided her with scientific accomplishments, lecture topics, and anecdotes to fill several popular travel books. She espoused a realistic view of Western Africa and its inhabitants, employing a distinctive, witty, indep...

Gwynne, Stephen.

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