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African Genre
Books in the African genre:
That Stanley! (1878)
A satiric panagyric on the famous African explorer's quest to find Dr. Livingston. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s):
Palmer Cox
Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894)
Tom, Huck and Jim embark on an airship and travel to North Africa. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
The Red True Story Book (1895)
A collection of true stories of adventure and heroism. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Blue True Story Book (1896)
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Et al
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World (1897)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Dan Beard
A. B. Frost
Peter Newell
Photographs
Et al
The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899)
A collection of stories about animals, mainly true. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Brown Fairy Book (1904)
Stories from many different cultures. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
King Leopold’s Soliloquy (1905)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
None
Prester John (1910)
A young Scot goes out to South Africa where he becomes caught up in a native rebellion. This is a later American edition.
Author(s):
John Buchan
Illustrator(s):
Henry C. Pitz
Fem Uger i Ballon (1923)
Author(s):
Jules Verne
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Et al
Kaptajnen paa 15 Aar (1923)
Author(s):
Jules Verne
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Et al
In the Endless Sands: a Christmas Book for Boys and Girls (1925)
A boy is lost in the North African desert, and taken in by the Arabs.
Author(s):
Cyril Kay-Scott
Evelyn Scott
Illustrator(s):
Owen Merton
Beau Geste (1927)
When a woman’s precious jewel goes missing, suspicion falls on her nephew. Beau leaves Britain to join the French Foreign Legion, followed by his brothers.
Author(s):
P. C. Wren
Illustrator(s):
Helen McKie
Black Folk Tales (1928)
Thirteen Hausa folktales from Nigeria, retold and also illustrated by Erick Berry.
Author(s):
Erick Berry
Illustrator(s):
Erick Berry
In Coldest Africa (1929)
Author(s):
Carveth Wells
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Lions ‘n’ Elephants ‘n’ Everything (1929)
The animals of the African veldt.
Author(s):
E. Boyd Smith
Illustrator(s):
E. Boyd Smith
Famous Animal Stories (1932)
A collection of stories about animals including myths, fables, fairy tales and true-life adventures.
The Story of Babar the Little Elephant (1933)
When his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar runs away and finds himself in a town where he is adopted by a very rich Old Lady.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Sojo (1934)
Sojo is sleepy all the time, but his Mammy has chores for him every day of the week. Somehow he convinces his animal friends to do all the work for him!
Author(s):
Erick Berry
Illustrator(s):
Erick Berry
The Travels of Babar (1934)
Babar and Celeste set out in a balloon on their wedding journey and have many exciting adventures.
Author(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff