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Side vii
It is not without considerable anxiety and reluctance that this volume is submitted
to the public . Having contributed my botanical notes , drawings , and
meteorological registers to Captain Speke , I never dreamt of a separate
publication .
It is not without considerable anxiety and reluctance that this volume is submitted
to the public . Having contributed my botanical notes , drawings , and
meteorological registers to Captain Speke , I never dreamt of a separate
publication .
Side viii
Yours ever sincerely , “ J . H . SPEKE . ” I shall not attempt to comment upon the
rain - system of the elevated land we traversed at the equator , but merely remark
that in this region fruitful showers were constantly falling like dew . The influence
...
Yours ever sincerely , “ J . H . SPEKE . ” I shall not attempt to comment upon the
rain - system of the elevated land we traversed at the equator , but merely remark
that in this region fruitful showers were constantly falling like dew . The influence
...
Side ix
My acquaintance with Captain Speke commenced Hoh as far back as 1847 ,
when he was serving in India Hospity with his regiment . We were both Indian
officers , of 1 0 the same age , and equally fond of field - sports , and our
friendship ...
My acquaintance with Captain Speke commenced Hoh as far back as 1847 ,
when he was serving in India Hospity with his regiment . We were both Indian
officers , of 1 0 the same age , and equally fond of field - sports , and our
friendship ...
Side xii
188 CHAPTER X . Uganda , May 27 to July 7 , 1862 – Meeting with Captain
Speke - Audience with the King of Uganda - The Queen ' s drawing - room - The
detective system - The executioners - Stick drill - Ingenious workmen in Uganda -
- A ...
188 CHAPTER X . Uganda , May 27 to July 7 , 1862 – Meeting with Captain
Speke - Audience with the King of Uganda - The Queen ' s drawing - room - The
detective system - The executioners - Stick drill - Ingenious workmen in Uganda -
- A ...
Side xiii
... Budja , the chief native officer - Musical instruments - Captain Speke proceeds
to the Lake Nyanza - Antelope - shooting - Difficulties in the way of the author ' s
advance - Speke returns , and the camps are unitedElephant - hunt in Unyoro , .
... Budja , the chief native officer - Musical instruments - Captain Speke proceeds
to the Lake Nyanza - Antelope - shooting - Difficulties in the way of the author ' s
advance - Speke returns , and the camps are unitedElephant - hunt in Unyoro , .
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A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
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Africa allowed amongst animals appeared arms arrival asked bank beads beautiful boat body brought called camp Captain carried cattle chief cloth colour covered Crown dressed Edition feet fire five followed formed four gave give given goats grass guns half hands head heard hills hour houses hundred iron journey Karague killed king lake land leaves living loads looking miles morning natives never night Nile observed Octavo officer once party passed placed plantain present race rain reached received river rocks round saying Seedees seemed seen sent side single skin slaves spears Speke stream sultan thought tied told took traveller trees Uganda Unyoro village Volumes Waganda walked whole wild wind wished women wood yards
Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal |
| Forfatter | James Augustus Grant |
| Utgiver | W. Blackwood and sons, 1864 |
| Original fra | Harvard University |
| Digitalisert | 30. aug 2007 |
| Lengde | 452 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |