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said "If Jeal's attempt was the resurrection of a humane
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accepted that Jeal's 'ardent, intricate defence of a man history has damned' had been successful, and concluded: 'Anyone who, after reading this book, imagines they would have behaved better than
Stanley, if faced with the same dangers, must have a vivid imagination.'
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and many others from 1856-1878. It is particularly focused on John
Hanning Speke, seeking to restore his reputation, who is credited with unraveling the mystery of the source. Jeal has pitched the book as an update to
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Jeal has been writing books since the 1960s, for London and New York-based publishers. Although most of his works are fictional, he is best known for his biographies.
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Tim Jeal was born in London, 27 January 1945 to civil servant
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Brian H. Murray (Winter 2013). "Explorers of the Nile: The
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has never been out of print since first publication in 1973 and in 2013 was reissued in a revised and expanded edition by
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said he was 'aware of the dangers of revisionism' and doubted that
Stanley was as innocent as Jeal argued. While calling
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Victorian Britain'. Kevin Rushby in
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