 Speke and Grant now returned to England where they arrived in June 1863 and were welcomed as genuine heroes.This did not last long in Speke’s case however; disputes with Burton, who was relentless in his criticisms and a very compelling public speaker and gifted writer, left Speke’s discoveries in less than an ideal light.Speke had also committed to write a book for John Blackwood which he found hard and time consuming as he was not naturally a gifted writer.