Travels in West Africa (Penguin Classics)

Travels in West Africa (Penguin Classics)

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作者: Mary H. Kingsley 著

出版社: Penguin Classics

出版时间: 2011-10

ISBN: 9780141439426

定价: 124.70

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 612页

正文语种: 英语

丛书: Penguin Classics

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

ThisisaremarkableaccountbyapioneeringwomanexplorerwhowasdescribedbyRudyardKiplingas'thebravestwomanofallmyknowledge'.Until1893,MaryKingsleylivedthetypicallifeofasingleVictorianwoman,tendingtosickrelativesandkeepinghouseforherbrother.However,onthedeathofherparents,sheundertookanextraordinarydecision:withnopriorknowledgeoftheregion,shesetoutalonetoWestAfricatopursueheranthropologicalinterestsandcollectbotanicalspecimens.Hersubsequentbook,publishedin1897,isatestamenttounderstatementandhumour-fewexplorersmadelessofthehardshipsanddangersexperiencedwhiletravelling(includingunaccompaniedtreksthroughdangerousjunglesandencounterswithdeadlyanimals).TravelsinWestAfricawouldchallenge(aswellasreinforce)contemporaryVictorianprejudicesaboutAfrica,andalsomadeinvaluablecontributionstothefieldsofbotanyandanthropology.Aboveall,however,ithasstoodthetestoftimeasagripping,classictravelnarrativebyawomanwhosesenseofadventureandfascinationwithAfricatransformedherwholelife.ThisPenguineditionincludesafascinatingintroductionbyDrTobyGreenexaminingVictorianattitudestoAfrica,alongwithexplanatorynotesbyLynnetteTurner.MaryKingsleywasborninnorthLondonin1862,thedaughterofthetravellerandphysicianGeorgeKingsleyandhisformerhousekeeper,MaryBailey.Hereducationwasscant:whileheryoungerbrotherwassentawaytoschool,shestayedathome.LatershelivedinCambridge,andcaredforherbedriddenmother.Followingthedeathsofherparents,KingsleyembarkedonavoyagetoWestAfricainAugust1893,withtheobjectofstudyingnativereligionandlawandcollectingzoologicalspecimens.InDecember1894,sheundertookasecondtriptotheregion,duringwhichshebecamethefirstwomantoclimbWestAfrica'shighestmountain,MountCameroon.Onreturninghomeelevenmonthslater,shewroteTravelsinWestAfrica,whichwaspublishedin1897andwasfollowedbyWestAfricanStudiesin1899.KingsleymadeonefinaltriptoAfrica,enlistingasavolunteernurseinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Shehadonlybeentherefortwomonthswhenshedevelopedtyphoidfeveranddied,on3rdJune1900,beforebeingburiedatseainaccordancewithherwishes.LynnetteTurnerisAssociateDeanoftheFacultyofArtsandSciencesatEdgeHillUniversity.TobyGreenisLecturerinLusophoneAfricanHistoryandCultureatKingsCollegeLondon.HisbookTheRiseoftheTrans-AtlanticSlaveTradeinWesternAfricaappearedin2011. MaryKingsley，wasborninLondonin1862.ShelivedthetypicallifeofasingleVictorianwomanuntil1893,whensheembarkedonavoyagetoWestAfrica,followedbyasecondtripthefollowingyear.Onreturninghome,shewroteTravelsinWestAfrica,whichwaspublishedin1897.KingsleymadeonefinaltriptoAfrica,enlistingasavolunteernurseinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Shediedtherein1900andwasburiedatsea.LynnetteTurnerisAssociateDeanoftheFacultyofArtsandSciencesatEdgeHillUniversity.TobyGreenisLecturerinLusophoneAfricanHistoryandCultureatKingsCollegeLondon.HisbookTheRiseoftheTrans-AtlanticSlaveTradeinWesternAfricaappearedin2011.
内容简介:
ThisisaremarkableaccountbyapioneeringwomanexplorerwhowasdescribedbyRudyardKiplingas'thebravestwomanofallmyknowledge'.Until1893,MaryKingsleylivedthetypicallifeofasingleVictorianwoman,tendingtosickrelativesandkeepinghouseforherbrother.However,onthedeathofherparents,sheundertookanextraordinarydecision:withnopriorknowledgeoftheregion,shesetoutalonetoWestAfricatopursueheranthropologicalinterestsandcollectbotanicalspecimens.Hersubsequentbook,publishedin1897,isatestamenttounderstatementandhumour-fewexplorersmadelessofthehardshipsanddangersexperiencedwhiletravelling(includingunaccompaniedtreksthroughdangerousjunglesandencounterswithdeadlyanimals).TravelsinWestAfricawouldchallenge(aswellasreinforce)contemporaryVictorianprejudicesaboutAfrica,andalsomadeinvaluablecontributionstothefieldsofbotanyandanthropology.Aboveall,however,ithasstoodthetestoftimeasagripping,classictravelnarrativebyawomanwhosesenseofadventureandfascinationwithAfricatransformedherwholelife.ThisPenguineditionincludesafascinatingintroductionbyDrTobyGreenexaminingVictorianattitudestoAfrica,alongwithexplanatorynotesbyLynnetteTurner.MaryKingsleywasborninnorthLondonin1862,thedaughterofthetravellerandphysicianGeorgeKingsleyandhisformerhousekeeper,MaryBailey.Hereducationwasscant:whileheryoungerbrotherwassentawaytoschool,shestayedathome.LatershelivedinCambridge,andcaredforherbedriddenmother.Followingthedeathsofherparents,KingsleyembarkedonavoyagetoWestAfricainAugust1893,withtheobjectofstudyingnativereligionandlawandcollectingzoologicalspecimens.InDecember1894,sheundertookasecondtriptotheregion,duringwhichshebecamethefirstwomantoclimbWestAfrica'shighestmountain,MountCameroon.Onreturninghomeelevenmonthslater,shewroteTravelsinWestAfrica,whichwaspublishedin1897andwasfollowedbyWestAfricanStudiesin1899.KingsleymadeonefinaltriptoAfrica,enlistingasavolunteernurseinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Shehadonlybeentherefortwomonthswhenshedevelopedtyphoidfeveranddied,on3rdJune1900,beforebeingburiedatseainaccordancewithherwishes.LynnetteTurnerisAssociateDeanoftheFacultyofArtsandSciencesatEdgeHillUniversity.TobyGreenisLecturerinLusophoneAfricanHistoryandCultureatKingsCollegeLondon.HisbookTheRiseoftheTrans-AtlanticSlaveTradeinWesternAfricaappearedin2011.
作者简介:
MaryKingsley，wasborninLondonin1862.ShelivedthetypicallifeofasingleVictorianwomanuntil1893,whensheembarkedonavoyagetoWestAfrica,followedbyasecondtripthefollowingyear.Onreturninghome,shewroteTravelsinWestAfrica,whichwaspublishedin1897.KingsleymadeonefinaltriptoAfrica,enlistingasavolunteernurseinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Shediedtherein1900andwasburiedatsea.LynnetteTurnerisAssociateDeanoftheFacultyofArtsandSciencesatEdgeHillUniversity.TobyGreenisLecturerinLusophoneAfricanHistoryandCultureatKingsCollegeLondon.HisbookTheRiseoftheTrans-AtlanticSlaveTradeinWesternAfricaappearedin2011.

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