Winwood Reade, and I deplore his loss. The highest type of
Englishman, brave and fearless as he was gentle and loving, his
short life of thirty-seven years shows how much may be done by
the honest, thorough worker. He had emphatically the courage of
his opinions, and he towered a cubit above the crowd by telling
not only the truth, as most of us do, but the whole truth, which
so few can afford to do. His personal courage in battle during
the Ashanti campaign, where the author of "Savage Africa" became
correspondent of the "Times," is a matter of history. His noble
candour in publishing the "Martyrdom of Man" is an example and a
model to us who survive him. And he died calmly and courageously
as he lived, died in harness, died as he had resolved to die,
like the good and gallant gentleman of ancient lineage that he
was.





Contents of Vol. I.

Chapter I. Landing at the Rio Gabao (Gaboon River).--le
Plateau, the French Colony
Chapter II. The Departure.--the Tornado.--arrival at "The
Bush"
Chapter III. Geography of the Gaboon
Chapter IV. The Minor Tribes and the Mpongwe
Chapter V. To Sanga-Tanga and Back
Chapter VI. Village Life in Pongo-Land
Chapter VII. Return to the River