The Butterfly and the Bee
The story of a celebrity marriage in the 19th Century. Henry Morton Stanley, born John Rowlands in Denbigh in 1841, was a famous explorer who travelled to the interior of Africa initially to Ethiopia, as a journalist for the New York Herald, returning to find Dr.Livingstone and later exploring the River Congo and the lands between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
After his final expedition, to save Emin Pasha, he married Dorothy Tennant. Dolly, as she was known, was an illustrator and artist who was already well-known to politicians, artists and other famous people, many of whom attended the parties she held with her mother at 2 Richmond Terrace, London.
In the summer of 1886, the famous explorer, Henry Morton Stanley, received a response to his proposal of marriage from the attractive English artist and social butterfly, Dolly Tennant. Her answer was ‘no’. Four years later they were married at Westminster Abbey. But was it love?
'No' John E.Millais
This intriguing historical novel, based on real characters, begins on 24th June, 1885, at a dinner party in the Tennant’s London home where H.M.Stanley and William Gladstone are amongst the guests. Dolly, widely recognised for her beauty, her artistic accomplishments, and for her successful parties, is trying to get over a brief affair with Andrew Carnegie. Seeking a potential suitor, she is intrigued by the enigmatic Stanley and wants to get to know him better. Stanley is tempted by Dolly, but he also wants to return to his beloved Africa.
After his final expedition, to save Emin Pasha, he married Dorothy Tennant. Dolly, as she was known, was an illustrator and artist who was already well-known to politicians, artists and other famous people, many of whom attended the parties she held with her mother at 2 Richmond Terrace, London.
In the summer of 1886, the famous explorer, Henry Morton Stanley, received a response to his proposal of marriage from the attractive English artist and social butterfly, Dolly Tennant. Her answer was ‘no’. Four years later they were married at Westminster Abbey. But was it love?
'No' John E.Millais
This intriguing historical novel, based on real characters, begins on 24th June, 1885, at a dinner party in the Tennant’s London home where H.M.Stanley and William Gladstone are amongst the guests. Dolly, widely recognised for her beauty, her artistic accomplishments, and for her successful parties, is trying to get over a brief affair with Andrew Carnegie. Seeking a potential suitor, she is intrigued by the enigmatic Stanley and wants to get to know him better. Stanley is tempted by Dolly, but he also wants to return to his beloved Africa.
As their friendship develops, Stanley hopes that Dolly will marry him, but she has higher aspirations. Craving recognition for her artwork and in search of stimulating company, Dolly is never short of admirers, but she is ambitious and the men she wants are not always available.
Angered by her refusal to marry him, Stanley finds an opportunity to return to Africa and, from the time that he sets sail, their lives run vastly different courses. Dolly has to overcome social struggles in her search for the right person while Stanley faces mortal peril in his quest to rescue the Emin Pasha from Equatoria.
He leads a vast Expedition through the dangerous uncharted jungles and mountains of Central Africa, suffering punishing injuries and sickness and the brutalities of starvation, often facing death. When Stanley returns to England three years later, he is a hero and highly eligible. Meanwhile, Dolly’s hectic social life has brought her some happiness, but she now seeks a husband.
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