My Personal Experiences in Equatorial Africa as Medical Officer of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

Thomas Heazle Parke was born in Drumsnea, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. He had a distinguished army and medical career, often referred to as Stanley's surgeon. Stanley himself was quite emphatic, stating, that the overall success of the rescue of the Emin Pasha was due to Parkes unselfish dedication. He ministered to the wants of the natives who accompanied the expedition with all the tenderness, patience and skill possible, sucked the poisoned wound received by Lieutenant William Grant Stairs, attended Stanley in his severe illness, and was devoted to his chief through all perils of the Dark Continent. He was highly decorated and lauded but the hardships he had endured took a huge toll on his health and he died suddenly on the 10 September 1893. He is buried in Kilmeesen, Co. Leitrim.

Hardcover. English. Sampson Low, Marston & Co, London. ca 1895 Third Edition. ISBN: n/a. xxvi, 526 pp + 32 pp publishers catalogue at rear andfold-out map in back flap. Original gilt relief of two children with a map of Africa as a backdrop on upper cover, gilt title on spine. Back and front hinges cracked but holding, interior very good. Book No: 2502350