Download or read book The Congo and the Cameroons written by Mary Kingsley and published by ePenguin. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Kingsley's journeys through tropical west Africa are a remarkable record, both of a world that has vanished and of a writer of immense bravery, wit and humanity. Paddling through mangrove swamps, fending off crocodiles, climbing Mount Cameroon, Kingsley is both admirable and funny.