"David Livingstone: The Weaver Boy Who Became a Missionary" by H. G. Adams is a 19th-century biographical work aimed at young readers, chronicling Livingstone’s journey from humble beginnings to global missionary and explorer.

This book, first published in the mid-1800s by Hodder & Stoughton, was part of a popular Victorian genre that celebrated moral and religious heroism. H. G. Adams presents Livingstone as a model of perseverance, faith, and curiosity—qualities meant to inspire young minds. The narrative traces Livingstone’s early life as a weaver boy in Blantyre, Scotland, through his medical training, missionary calling, and extensive travels in Africa.