Excerpt from The Life, Labours, Perilous Adventures, and Discoveries of Dr. Livingstone: Nearly Thirty Years a Missionary Explorer in the Wilds of Africa, With a Thrilling Account of His ResurrectionWhile expressing a hope that it will prove satisfactory to the admirers of Dr. Livingstone, and especially to those who are warm advocates of Missionary operations, and friends of the African race, we would also ask for a kindly and can did judgment of our difficult labours. In many instances, it was not easy to realize the scenes and circumstances of Dr. Livingstone's adventurous journeys, with the slight assistance which was afforded by the documents which had been made public, or to which access could be had with sufficient facility and we have had, therefore, to draw somewhat upon other and independent sources, to give the narrative proper coherency, and to convey to the~mind of the reader a clear impression of our traveller's labours and perils in the cause of Christian civilization, and present to them a true picture of the wild regions he explored, and of their savage, yet, in many instances, friendly, generous, and hospitable people.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.