Research Catalog

Title

The black Venus : a tale of the dark continent / by Adolphe Belot ; translated and adapted from the French by George D. Cox.

Author

Belot, Adolphe, 1829-1890

Publication

• New York : W.L. Allison Company, publishers, 1893.
• ©1877

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cox, George D.
• Wm. L. Allison Company, publisher.
• T.B. Peterson & Brothers (Philadelphia, Pa.), publisher.

Description

[2], 19-276, [4] pages; 19 cm

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Uniform Title

Vénus noire. English

Alternative Title

Vénus noire.

Subjects

• Africa > Fiction
• Europeans > Africa > Fiction

Note

• Translation of: Vénus noire.
• Sequel to: The thirst for the unknown.
• "Copyright: T.B. Peterson & Brothers. 1877."--verso of title page.
• Publisher's advertisements, [4] pages at end.

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

ch. 1. Three letters -- ch. 2. A proposition -- ch. 3. A doctor wanted -- ch. 4. Joseph-Mohammed -- ch. 5. Doctor Delange -- ch. 6. Miss Beatrice Poles -- ch. 7. En route for Africa -- ch. 8. A struggle with the Bedouins -- ch. 9. The slave caravan -- ch. 10. A change in the situation -- ch. 11. The slave bark on the Nile -- ch. 12. An elephant hunt -- ch. 13. The caravan and the punishment of the sun -- ch. 14. The reception in King Mounza's palace -- ch. 15. A proof of devotion -- ch. 16. En route for the unknown regions -- ch. 17. Another expedition -- ch. 18. The battle with the Domondous -- ch. 19. The Baron's letter -- ch. 20. The embassy to the black Venus -- ch. 21. Another letter from the Baron -- ch. 22. The black Venus -- ch. 23. The fight with the Amazons -- ch. 24. What caused the explosion -- ch. 25. M. Desiroux and Mme. de Guéran -- ch. 26. A formidable rival -- ch. 27. Walinda's pursuit of the caravan -- ch. 28. The queen's vengeance -- ch. 29. Conclusion.

Call Number

Sc Fic (Belot, A. Black Venus)

OCLC

22696756

Author

Belot, Adolphe, 1829-1890, author.

Title

The black Venus : a tale of the dark continent / by Adolphe Belot ; translated and adapted from the French by George D. Cox.

Publisher

New York : W.L. Allison Company, publishers, 1893.

Copyright Date

©1877

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Provenance

Copy in Sc Fic-B (accession no. B593767) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Added Author

Cox, George D., translator.

Wm. L. Allison Company, publisher.

T.B. Peterson & Brothers (Philadelphia, Pa.), publisher.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Fic (Belot, A. Black Venus)