CONTENTS. xi 



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of a missionary statesman — He reaches Tette — Letter to King of Portugal 

 — to Sir Roderick Murchison — Reaches Senna — Quilimane — Retrospect — 

 Letter from Directors — Goes to Mauritius — Voyage home — Narrow escape 

 from shipwreck in Bay of Tunis — He reaches England, Dec. 1856 — News 

 of his father's death, . . . . . . . . . .170 



CHAPTEE X. 



FIRST VISIT HOME. 

 a.d. 1856-1857. 



Mrs. Livingstone — Her intense anxieties — Her poetical welcome — Congratu- 

 latory letters from Mrs. and Dr. Moffat — Meeting of welcome of Royal 

 Geographical Society — of London Missionary Society — Meeting in Mansion 

 House — Enthusiastic public meeting at Cape Town — Livingstone visits 

 Hamilton — Returns to London to write his book — Letter to Mr. Maclear 

 — Dr. Risdon Bennett's reminiscences of this period — Mr. Frederick Fitch's 

 — Interview with Prince Consort — Honours — Publication and great success 

 of Missionary Travels — Character and design of the book — Why it was 

 not more of a missionary record — Handsome conduct of publisher — 

 Generous use of the profits — Letter to a lady in Carlisle vindicating the 

 character of his speeches, ......... 198 



CHAPTEE XL 



first visit home — continued. 



a.d. 1857-1858. 



Livingstone at Dublin, at British Association — Letter to his wife — He meets 

 the Chamber of Commerce at Manchester — At Glasgow, receives honours 

 from Corporation, University, Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, United 

 Presbyterians, Cotton-spinners — His speeches in reply — His brother 

 Charles joins him — Interesting meeting and speech at Hamilton — Recep- 

 tion from " Literary and Scientific Institute of Blantyre " — Sympathy 

 with operatives — Quick apprehension of all public questions — His social 

 views in advance of the age — He plans a People's Cafe' — Visit to Edin- 

 burgh — More honours — Letter to Mr. Maclear — Interesting visit to Cam- 

 bridge — Lectures there — Professor Sedgwick's remarks on his visit — 

 Livingstone's great satisfaction — Relations to London Missionary Society 

 — He severs his connection — Proposal of Government expedition — He 

 accepts consulship and command of expedition — Kindness of Lords 



