King Leopold's Soliloquy'. The book jacket of 'King Leopold's Soliloquy', a political satire written by Mark Twain commenting on King Leopold II's terror regime in the Congo Free State. The text pretends to be written by Leopold in his own defense, but in fact reads as a harsh condemantion of Leopold's actions. Congo Free State (Democratic Republic of Congo), 1905. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Central Africa, Africa.
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King Leopold's Soliloquy'. The book jacket of 'King Leopold's Soliloquy', a political satire written by Mark Twain commenting on King Leopold II's terror regime in the Congo Free State. The text pretends to be written by Leopold in his own defense, but in fact reads as a harsh condemantion of Leopold's actions. Congo Free State (Democratic Republic of Congo), 1905. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Central Africa, Africa.

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