II. — A MISSION TO GELELE, KING OF DAHOME."

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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
" Of all Burton's books this account of his hazardous mission to Dahomey is one of the least known ; it brings out, in a very marked manner, the writer's unfailing tact and resource in dealing with savage peoples." — Daily Graphic.
" Carefully edited and excellently got up." — Glasgow Herald.
"The style is more colloquial than that of the 'Pilgrimage to Mecca,' but it is none the less readable and attractive. The effect produced by the book is that of a clever man talking over his adventures after dinner, or in a club smoking-room." — Manchester Guardian.
" An uncompromising account of a race which has, perhaps, been sentimentalised over more than any other. — Star.
Opinions of the Press.
" The republication of Sir R. Burton's ' Mission to Gelele, King of Dahomy,' is seasonable, seeing that public interest in that country has been revived by the recent operation of French troops." — Manchester Examiner* and 'Times.
" Among the multifarious works of Sir Richard Burton, this monograph on the kingdom of Dahomey holds its place as a proof of the author's inveterate love of travelling, of his searching insight into native habits, of his capabilities as a public servant, and of his frank and uncompromising expression of his own opinions regard- less of the prejudices of others." — Publishers' Circular.
" In view of the French projects these volumes appear very opportunely, and are in themselves, as a record of an embassy to a very unconventional potentate, among the most interesting of Sir Richard's strange and varied experiences." — The Literary World.
" His expedition may be regarded as the first opening up of the interior of this part of Africa to European enterprise." — Dundee Advertiser.
"Now that the affairs of Dahomey are frequently attracting attention, these volumes are very timely. How exceedingly inter- esting they are, our extracts will have sufficed to show." — St. James' Budget.