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Photo of THE SOURCE OF THE NILE: THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA written by Burton, Richard
Curteis, Ian published by Folio Society (STOCK CODE: 1830267) for sale by Stella & Rose's Books

Photo of THE SOURCE OF THE NILE: THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA written by Burton, Richard
Curteis, Ian published by Folio Society (STOCK CODE: 1830267) for sale by Stella & Rose's Books

Photo of THE SOURCE OF THE NILE: THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA written by Burton, Richard
Curteis, Ian published by Folio Society (STOCK CODE: 1830267) for sale by Stella & Rose's Books

THE SOURCE OF THE NILE: THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA

by Richard Burton; Ian Curteis

Published by Folio Society. 1994

Slightly better than very good condition. A picture of Exploration by Richard F. Burton. Introduced by Ian Curteis. Brown pictorial cloth. 604 pages. B/w illustrations. Loosely inserted map.

Second printing. Top of inner spine has come away from outer spine (normal for Folio Society items). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed.

Stock no. 1830267

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Contents

Introduction
Author's Preface
Tables
CHAPTER I
We quit Zanzibar Island in dignified style
CHAPTER II
Zanzibar and the Mrima explained
CHAPTER III
Transit of the Valley of the Kingani and the Mgeta Rivers
CHAPTER IV
On the Geography and Ethnology of the First Region
CHAPTER V
Halt at Zungomero, and Formation of the Caravan
CHAPTER VI
We cross the East African Ghaunts
CHAPTER VII
The Geography and Ethnology of the Second region
CHAPTER VIII
We succeed in travesing Ugogo
CHAPTER IX
The Geography and Ethnology of Ugogo - the third Region
CHAPTER X
We enter Unyamwezi, the Far-famed Land of the Moon
CHAPTER XI
We conclude the Transit of Unyamwezi
CHAPTER XII
The Geography and Ethnology of Unyamwezi - the Fourth Region
CHAPTER XIII
At length we sight the Lake Tanganyika, the "Sea of Ujiji"
CHAPTER XIV
We explore the Tanganyika Lake
CHAPTER XV
The Tanganyika Lake and its Periplus
CHAPTER XVI
We return to Unynyembe
CHAPTER XVII
The Down march to the Coast
CHAPTER XVIII
Village Life in East Africa
CHAPTER XIX
The Character and Religion of the East Africans: their Government and Slavery
Conclusion

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