Man with a mission: to many, Henry Morton Stanley represents the archetypal Victorian explorer, but the reality was quite different. On the 100th anniversary of Stanley's death, Christian Amodeo discovers the truth behind the legend.

From: Geographical | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Amodeo, Christian | Copyright information

As the lid came off the anonymous cardboard box we peered inside, and there it was--if one item could be said to symbolise Victorian exploration, it was this. In a dusty room at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), its walls lined with shelves bearing ephemera from centuries of human endeavour in far-distant lands, librarian Eugene Rae gingerly lifted Henry Morton Stanley's pith helmet from its container. Sporting a faded red-check sash, the mustard-coloured relic is testamen...

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