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The Boy Travellers on the Congo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey with Henry M. Stanley "Through the Dark Continent"

CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH STANLEY.--"THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT."--AN IMPROMPTU GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.--PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF STANLEY.--COMMENTS UPON HIM BY FRANK AND FRED.--HOW THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY WAS ORGANIZED.--READING STANLEY'S BOOK.--STANLEY'S DEPARTURE FROM E...

Chapters

41. CHAPTER XX.

MORE AFRICAN STUDIES.--MASAI LAND.--EARLY HISTORY OF THE MOMBASA COAST.--MOUNT KILIMANJARO.--ITS DISCOVERERS AND EXPLORERS.--REBMANN'S UMBRELLA.--THOMSON'S EXPEDITION AND ITS OB...

27. CHAPTER VI.

STANLEY TELLS ABOUT KING RUMANIKA.--THE KARAGWÉ GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.--THE KING'S TREASURE-HOUSE.--GOOD-BYE TO HIS MAJESTY.--HOSTILITY BETWEEN ELEPHANT AND RHINOCEROS.--PLUNDERE...

25. CHAPTER IV.

PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF KING MTESA.--HIS RECEPTION OF MR. STANLEY.--A NAVAL REVIEW.--STANLEY'S MARKSMANSHIP.--THE KING'S PALACE.--RUBAGA, THE KING'S CAPITAL.--RECEPTION AT THE PA...

29. CHAPTER VIII.

STANLEY CONTINUES THE READING.--BAD NEWS AT UJIJI.--SMALL-POX AND ITS RAVAGES.--DESERTIONS BY WHOLESALE.--DEPARTURE OF THE EXPEDITION.--CROSSING LAKE TANGANIKA.--TRAVELLERS' TRO...

31. CHAPTER X.

DEPARTURE FROM NYANGWÉ.--THE DARK UNKNOWN.--IN THE PRIMEVAL FOREST.--AN AFRICAN WILDERNESS.--SAVAGE FURNITURE.--TIPPU-TIB'S DEPENDANTS.--A TOILSOME MARCH.--THE DENSE JUNGLE.--A...

34. CHAPTER XIII.

IN URANGI.--A NOISY RECEPTION.--WONDERFUL HEAD-DRESSES.--A TREACHEROUS ATTACK.--ANIMAL LIFE ALONG THE RIVER.--BIRDS AND BEASTS OF THE GREAT STREAM.--A BATTLE WITH THE BANGALA.--...

40. CHAPTER XIX.

THE LAST MEETING ON BOARD THE _EIDER_.--FOUNDING THE FREE STATE OF CONGO.--MR. STANLEY'S LATER WORK ON THE GREAT RIVER.--BUILDING ROADS AND ESTABLISHING STATIONS.--MAKING PEACE...

23. CHAPTER II.

TRANSPORTATION IN AFRICA.--MEN AS BEASTS OF BURDEN.--PORTERS, AND THEIR PECULIARITIES.--ENGAGING MEN FOR THE EXPEDITION.--A _SHAURI_.--TROUBLES WITH THE _LADY ALICE_.--AGREEMENT...

28. CHAPTER VII.

MR. STANLEY TAKES THE CHAIR.--DESCRIPTION OF UJIJI.--THE ARAB AND OTHER INHABITANTS.--MARKET SCENES.--LOCAL CURRENCY.--THE WAJIJI.--LAKE TANGANIKA.--STANLEY'S VOYAGE ON THE LAKE...

24. CHAPTER III.

RETARDED BY RAINS AND OTHER MISHAPS.--GENERAL DESPONDENCY.--DEATH OF EDWARD POCOCK.--A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.--A LAND OF PLENTY.--ARRIVAL AT VICTORIA LAKE.--NATIVE SONG.--AFLOAT...

26. CHAPTER V.

DEPARTURE FROM REFUGE ISLAND.--ARRIVAL IN UGANDA.--MTESA AT WAR.--STANLEY JOINS HIM AT RIPON FALLS.--A NAVAL BATTLE ON AN AFRICAN LAKE.--THE WAGANDA REPULSED.--CAPTURE OF A WAVU...

22. CHAPTER I.

CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH STANLEY.--"THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT."--AN IMPROMPTU GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.--PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF STANLEY.--COMMENTS UPON HIM BY FRANK AND FRE...

30. CHAPTER IX.

DIFFICULTIES OF LIVINGSTONE AND CAMERON WITH THEIR FOLLOWERS.--PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF TIPPU-TIB.--NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ESCORT.--TIPPU-TIB ARRANGES TO GO WITH STANLEY.--THE WONDER...

42. CHAPTER XXI.

STANLEY'S HUNTING ADVENTURES.--AFRICA THE FIELD FOR THE SPORTSMAN.--HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA.--NIGHT-SHOOTING AT WATER-HOLES AND SPRINGS.--ABUNDANCE OF GAME.--DANGER OF THIS KIND...

36. CHAPTER XV.

THE FRIENDLY BATEKÉ.--GREAT SNAKES.--SOUDI'S STRANGE ADVENTURES.--CAPTURED BY HOSTILE NATIVES.--DESCENDING RAPIDS AND FALLS.--LOSS OF A CANOE.--"WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS."--THE _LADY AL...

35. CHAPTER XIV.

TREACHERY OF THE KING'S SONS.--THE GREATEST RASCAL OF AFRICA.--A PYTHON IN CAMP.--STANLEY POOL.--DOVER CLIFFS.--MANKONEH.--FIRST SOUND OF THE FALLS.--BARGAINING FOR FOOD.--LOSS...

33. CHAPTER XII.

ATTACKED BY THE COMBINED FORCES OF THE MWANA NTABA AND BASWA TRIBES.--THEY ARE REPULSED.--EXPLORING THE FIRST CATARACT.--CARRYING AND DRAGGING THE BOATS THROUGH THE FOREST AND A...

32. CHAPTER XI.

HOW STANLEY OBTAINED CANOES.--THE PEOPLE OF UKUSU.--THEIR HOSTILITY.--A FIGHT AND TERMS OF PEACE.--SEPARATION FROM TIPPU-TIB.--DEPARTURE "TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN."--A SAD FAREWELL.-...

39. CHAPTER XVIII.

ARRIVAL AT KABINDA.--WEST AFRICAN MERCHANTS.--DEATH AMONG THE WANGWANA.--ILLNESS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE EXPEDITION.--STANLEY'S ANXIETY FOR HIS FOLLOWERS.--THEIR FAILING HEALTH....

37. CHAPTER XVI.

A DISAPPOINTMENT.--NOT TUCKEY'S FURTHEST.--BUILDING NEW CANOES.--THE _LIVINGSTONE_, _STANLEY_, AND _JASON_.--FALLS BELOW INKISI.--FRANK POCOCK DROWNED.--STANLEY'S GRIEF.--_IN ME...

38. CHAPTER XVII.

THE WEARY MARCH RESUMED.--RETURN OF THE MESSENGERS.--ARRIVAL OF RELIEF.--SCENE IN CAMP.--DISTRIBUTION OF PROVISIONS.--THE SONG OF JOY.--A WELCOME LETTER.--"ENOUGH NOW; FALL TO."...

21. CHAPTER XXI.

STANLEY'S HUNTING ADVENTURES.--AFRICA THE FIELD FOR THE SPORTSMAN.--HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA.--NIGHT-SHOOTING AT WATER-HOLES AND SPRINGS.--ABUNDANCE OF GAME.--DANGER OF THIS KIND...

44. PART II. THE YOUNG NIMRODS AROUND THE WORLD.

THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN. Written by Himself, and Edited by W. L. ALDEN.--THE CRUISE OF THE CANOE CLUB. THE CRUISE OF THE "GHOST." THE MORAL PIRATES. By W. L. ALDEN.--TOBY...

43. PART I. ADVENTURES OF TWO YOUTHS IN A JOURNEY TO JAPAN AND

CHINA.--PART II. ADVENTURES OF TWO YOUTHS IN A JOURNEY TO SIAM AND JAVA. With Descriptions of Cochin-China, Cambodia, Sumatra, and the Malay Archipelago.--PART III. ADVENTURES O...

12. CHAPTER XII.

ATTACKED BY THE COMBINED FORCES OF THE MWANA NTABA AND BASWA TRIBES.--THEY ARE REPULSED.--EXPLORING THE FIRST CATARACT.-- CARRYING AND DRAGGING THE BOATS THROUGH THE FOREST AND...

19. CHAPTER XIX.

THE LAST MEETING ON BOARD THE "EIDER."--FOUNDING THE FREE STATE OF CONGO.--MR. STANLEY'S LATER WORK ON THE GREAT RIVER.--BUILDING ROADS AND ESTABLISHING STATIONS.--MAKING PEACE...

13. CHAPTER XIII.

IN URANGI.--A NOISY RECEPTION.--WONDERFUL HEAD-DRESSES.--A TREACHEROUS ATTACK.--ANIMAL LIFE ALONG THE RIVER.--BIRDS AND BEASTS OF THE GREAT STREAM.--A BATTLE WITH THE BANGALA.--...

5. CHAPTER V.

DEPARTURE FOR REFUGE ISLAND.--ARRIVAL IN UGANDA.--MTESA AT WAR.--STANLEY JOINS HIM AT RIPON FALLS.--A NAVAL BATTLE ON AN AFRICAN LAKE.--THE WAGANDA REPULSED.--CAPTURE OF A WAVUM...

10. CHAPTER X.

DEPARTURE FROM NYANGWÉ.--THE DARK UNKNOWN.--IN THE PRIMEVAL FOREST.--AN AFRICAN WILDERNESS.--SAVAGE FURNITURE.--TIPPU-TIB'S DEPENDANTS.--A TOILSOME MARCH.--THE DENSE JUNGLE.--A...

17. CHAPTER XVII.

THE WEARY MARCH RESUMED.--RETURN OF THE MESSENGERS.--ARRIVAL OF RELIEF.--SCENE IN CAMP.--DISTRIBUTION OF PROVISIONS.--THE SONG OF JOY.--A WELCOME LETTER.--"ENOUGH NOW: FALL TO."...

15. CHAPTER XV.

THE FRIENDLY BATEKÉ.--GREAT SNAKES.--SOUDI'S STRANGE ADVENTURES.-- CAPTURED BY HOSTILE NATIVES.--DESCENDING RAPIDS AND FALLS.--LOSS OF A CANOE.--"WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS."--THE "LADY A...

20. CHAPTER XX.

MORE AFRICAN STUDIES.--MASAI LAND.--EARLY HISTORY OF THE MOMBASA COAST.--MOUNT KILIMANJARO.--ITS DISCOVERERS AND EXPLORERS.-- REBMANN'S UMBRELLA.--THOMSON'S EXPEDITION AND ITS O...

4. CHAPTER IV.

PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF KING MTESA.--HIS RECEPTION OF MR. STANLEY.--A NAVAL REVIEW.--STANLEY'S MARKSMANSHIP.--THE KING'S PALACE.--RUBAGA, THE KING'S CAPITAL.--RECEPTION AT THE PA...

6. CHAPTER VI.

STANLEY TELLS ABOUT KING RUMANIKA.--THE KARAGWÉ GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.--THE KING'S TREASURE-HOUSE.--GOOD-BYE TO HIS MAJESTY.--HOSTILITY BETWEEN ELEPHANT AND RHINOCEROS.--PLUNDERE...

9. CHAPTER IX.

DIFFICULTIES OF LIVINGSTONE AND CAMERON WITH THEIR FOLLOWERS.--PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF TIPPU-TIB.--NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ESCORT.--TIPPU-TIB ARRANGES TO GO WITH STANLEY.--THE WONDER...

18. CHAPTER XVIII.

ARRIVAL AT KABINDA.--WEST AFRICAN MERCHANTS.--DEATH AMONG THE WANGWANA.--ILLNESS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE EXPEDITION.--STANLEY'S ANXIETY FOR HIS FOLLOWERS.--THEIR FAILING HEALTH....

7. CHAPTER VII.

MR. STANLEY TAKES THE CHAIR.--DESCRIPTION OF UJIJI.--THE ARAB AND OTHER INHABITANTS.--MARKET SCENES.--LOCAL CURRENCY.--THE WAJIJI.--LAKE TANGANIKA.--STANLEY'S VOYAGE ON THE LAKE...

11. CHAPTER XI.

HOW STANLEY OBTAINED CANOES.--THE PEOPLE OF UKUSU.--THEIR HOSTILITY.--A FIGHT AND TERMS OF PEACE.--SEPARATION FROM TIPPU-TIB.--DEPARTURE "TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN."--A SAD FAREWELL.-...

14. CHAPTER XIV.

TREACHERY OF THE KING'S SONS.--THE GREATEST RASCAL OF AFRICA.--A PYTHON IN CAMP.--STANLEY POOL.--DOVER CLIFFS.--MANKONEH.--FIRST SOUND OF THE FALLS.--BARGAINING FOR FOOD.--LOSS...

16. CHAPTER XVI.

A DISAPPOINTMENT.--NOT TUCKEY'S FURTHEST.--BUILDING NEW CANOES.-- THE "LIVINGSTONE," "STANLEY," AND "JASON."--FALLS BELOW INKISI.-- FRANK POCOCK DROWNED.--STANLEY'S GRIEF.--"IN...

3. CHAPTER III.

RETARDED BY RAINS AND OTHER MISHAPS.--GENERAL DESPONDENCY.--DEATH OF EDWARD POCOCK.--A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.--A LAND OF PLENTY.--ARRIVAL AT VICTORIA LAKE.--NATIVE SONG.--AFLOAT...

8. CHAPTER VIII.

STANLEY CONTINUES THE READING.--BAD NEWS AT UJIJI.--SMALL-POX AND ITS RAVAGES.--DESERTIONS BY WHOLESALE.--DEPARTURE OF THE EXPEDITION.--CROSSING LAKE TANGANIKA.--TRAVELLERS' TRO...

1. CHAPTER I.

CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITH STANLEY.--"THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT."--AN IMPROMPTU GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.--PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF STANLEY.--COMMENTS UPON HIM BY FRANK AND FRE...

2. CHAPTER II.

TRANSPORTATION IN AFRICA.--MEN AS BEASTS OF BURDEN.--PORTERS, AND THEIR PECULIARITIES.--ENGAGING MEN FOR THE EXPEDITION.--A "SHAURI."--TROUBLES WITH THE "LADY ALICE."--AGREEMENT...