Great African Travellers

WHEN the fathers of the present generation were young men, and George the Third ruled the land, they imagined that the whole interior of Africa was one howling wilderness of burning sand, roamed over by brown tribes in the north and south, and by black tribes-if human beings there were-on either side of the equator, and along the wes* coast.
The maps then existing afforded them no information. Of the Mountains of the Moon they knew about as much as of the mountains in the moon. The Nile was not explored-
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER I; introductory; Introduction-The African Association-Ledyard-Lucas-First information respecting the Niger, or Quorra, and the Gambia-Timbuctoo heard of-Thompson and Jobson's voyage up the Gambia-Major Haughton's expedition and death Page i-7; CHAPTER II; travels of mungo park; Parentage-Returns from India - Sent out by the African Association-Sails for Africa-Arrives at Pisania-Starts with a coffle eastward - Mumbo Jumbo- Arrives at Koojar - Readies capital of Bondou-Welcomed at the capital of Kaarta by King Daisy-Seized at the town of Dalli by Moorish soldiers, and carried captive to Benowm-Barbarously treated by Ali-Taken to visit Ali's wife Fatima-She compassionates him-Almost starved-Difficulty of obtaining water - His servants taken from him -Ali attacked by Daisy-Park again falls into Ali's hands-Resolves to escape 8-2$; CHAPTER III; Ml'ngo park's travels continued; Park escapes at night-Pursued by Moors and robbed-Fearful suffering from thirst -Finds water-Kindly treated by an old woman-Wanderings in the forest- Reaches Bambarra-111 treated--Reaches the Niger-Arrives at Sego, the capital -The king refuses to see him-Sent to a distant village-Almost starving-A compassionate woman takes him into her house and feeds him-King Mansong orders him to quit the country-Enters Sansanding on the Niger-The Moors