# Travels in West Africa

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- Book: [Travels in West Africa](https://www.bookquiver.com/mary-kingsley/travels-in-west-africa) ([Travels in West Africa.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/mary-kingsley/travels-in-west-africa.md))
- Authors: [Mary Kingsley](https://www.bookquiver.com/mary-kingsley)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4143-942-6
- Pages: 736
- Published: 2015-08-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she made an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out on a solo trip to West Africa. Her subsequent book, published in 1897, describes dangerous treks and deadly animals with enormous humour and verve, and has stood the test of time as a classic travel narrative by a woman whose sense of adventure and fascination with Africa transformed her whole life.