The Boy Travellers on the Congo

PREFACE

As indicated on the title-page, "The Boy Travellers on the Congo" is condensed from that remarkable narrative, "Through the Dark Continent," by one of the most famous explorers that the century has produced. The origin of the present volume is sufficiently explained in the following letter:

"EVERETT HOUSE, NEW YORK, _December_ 1, 1886.

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