Dimensions
129 x 198 x 31mm
'The dish is really excellent, even when made with boa constrictor, hippo or crocodile. It makes the former most palatable; but of course it does not remove the musky taste from crocodile; nothing I know of will'
Before Mary Kingsley climbed aboard a steamer to West Africa in 1893, her quiet life as a single Victorian woman had mainly been spent at home, until the death of her parents created a remarkable thirst for exploring. In Travels in West Africa, Kingsley tells of canoeing down treacherous rapids, of wading through swamps where deadly crocodiles lie, of encountering the adorned Bubi with their feather hats and beaded armlets and of being the first woman to climb Mount Cameroon. Told with great style and humour, and shot through with wonder, this is a highly personal tale of adventure by one of the greatest female explorers, whose sense of adventure transformed her life.
With an introduction by Toby Green and notes by Lynnette Turner
