Cinq années au Congo de Henry M. Stanley: une étude bibliophilique

L'histoire des differentes editions du The Congo and the Founding of its Free State est fort complexe. C'est aussi le seul texte du grand explorateur a etre traduit en francais par un Belge Gerard Harry (1856-1931), a etre imprime en Belgique et a paraitre a Bruxelles. Les auteurs etudient ici ni le contenu ni l'illustration de l'edition en langue francaise de l'ouvrage de Stanley, mais se limitent a sa description materielle. Prealablement, ils donnent un bref apercu des circonstances historiques dans lesquelles il fut redige. Outre l'edition en langue originale, ils ont repere les traductions francaise, allemande, espagnole, italienne, suedoise, danoise et neerlandaise. La parution en francais de ce livre se caracterise par le fait qu'il en existe quatre emissions. Mots-cles: Etat Libre du Congo, Stanley, Gerard Harry, traductions Abstract The history of the different editions of Stanley's Congo and the Founding of its Free State is very complex. It is also the only text by the great explorer that was translated in French by a Belgian, Gerard Harry (1856-1931), that was printed in Belgium and that came out in Brussels. In this article, the authors study neither the content nor the illustrations of the French edition, but limit themselves to its material description. First, they give a brief overview of the historical circumstances in which it was made. In addition to the edition in the original language, they located translations in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Danish and Dutch. The French publication of this book is characterized by the fact that there are four different versions. Key words: Congo Free State, Stanley, Gerard Harry, translations Annales AEquatoria 24(2003): 7-30