DescriptionThe saying goes that all the best things come in small packages and this is certainly true of this micro-book. David Livingstone brings us a short collection of thoughtful and descriptive poems as he attempts to describe the world around him. About the AuthorDavid Livingston is a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who suffered his first psychotic breakdown in 1990. David has been married for 10 years and has two young children. David is an ex-semi professional footballer and athlete with an obsession for mountain biking who finds inspiration in the surprisingly profound and poetic lyrics of heavy metal music. David has a degree in classical studies and computing qualifications, he enjoys reading about the arts and creative writing.
Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and one of the greatest European explorers of Africa, whose opening up the interior of the continent contributed to the 'Scramble for Africa'.
David Livingstone was born at Blantyre. At 10 he began working in the local cotton mill, with school lessons in the evenings. In 1836, he began studying medicine and theology in Glasgow and decided to become a missionary doctor. In 1841, he was posted to the edge of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.
Perhaps one of the most popular national heroes of the late 19th century in Victorian Britain, Livingstone had a mythic status: that of Protestant missionary martyr, that of working-class "rags to riches" inspirational story, that of scientific investigator and explorer, that of imperial reformer, and anti-slavery crusader.
Livingstone became convinced of his mission to reach new peoples in the interior of Africa and introduce them to Christianity, as well as freeing them from slavery. It was this which inspired his explorations.
He died on 1 May 1873. His body was taken back to England and buried in Westminster Abbey.
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