H. H. Johnston's account of the Kilima-njaro Expedition opens as both travel narrative and scientific inquiry, carrying the reader into eastern equatorial Africa with a scholar's eye and an explorer's urgency. Dedicated to Sir John Kirk and written with a phonetic system for African names, the work is designed to guide readers through a journey that moves from the coast inland to Taita, Mombasa, and at last Kilima-njaro, while also promising chapters on climate, geology, zoology, anthropology, languages, and trade. At the heart of the book stands Kilima-njaro itself: a snow-capped volcanic giant of two main peaks, Kibô and Kimawenzi, whose isolated height makes it a puzzle of geography and natural history. Johnston traces its discovery from Portuguese rumor to Rebmann's astonished sighting in 1848, through missionary skepticism, Cooley's dismissive doubts, and the confirming surveys of von der Decken. He then follows later explorers and turns to his own collecting work, revealing a landscape of dramatic rivers, volcanic rocks, and astonishing ecological range, where tropical forests, alpine species, and ancient biological clues seem to meet on one mountain. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.