Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 1 (of 2)

The _Lady Alice_—My European staff—Disappointed applicants and thoughtful friends—My departure for Africa. PART II.—The Sources of the Nile—Herodotus on the Nile—Burton on the N...

Arrival at Zanzibar Island—Life at Zanzibar—The town of Zanzibar, its roadstead and buildings—The One Cocoa-nut Tree and the red cliffs—Selection and purchase of goods for the j...

Seyyid Barghash—His prohibition of slavery, character, and reforms—Treaty with British Government by Sir Bartle Frere— Tramways the need of Africa—Arabs in the interior—Arabs in...

Organization of the Expedition—The _shauri_—“Poli-poli”—Msenna’s successful imposture—Black sheep in the flock—The _Lady Alice_ remodelled—Sewing a British flag—Tarya Topan, the...

Bagamoyo—Taming the dark brother—Bagamoyo in a ferment—An exciting scene—The disturbance quelled—The Universities Mission, its origin, history, decline and present condition— Th...

On the march—Congorido to Rubuti—The hunting-grounds of Kitangeh—Shooting zebra—“Jack’s” first prize—Interviewed by lions—Geology of Mpwapwa—Dudoma—“The flood-gates of heaven” o...

From Chiwyu to Vinyata—Kaif Halleck murdered—The magic doctor— Giving away the heart—Deeds of blood—“The white men are only women”—A three days’ fight—Punishment of the Wanyatur...

A burzah held—Paying off recruits—Kagehyi becomes a great trading centre—A Central African “toper”—Prince Kaduma—Hopes of assistance from him relinquished—The boat ready for sea...

Afloat on the lake—We catch a guide—Saramba’s terror—The Shimeeyu—Pyramid Point—The island of Ukerewé—In the haunts of crocodiles—Shizu Island—The hippopotami—Ururi—The headland...

An extraordinary monarch—I am examined—African “chaff”—Mtesa, Emperor of Uganda—Description of Mtesa—A naval review—Arrival at the Imperial capital—Mtesa’s palace—Fascination of...

Parting with Colonel Linant—Magassa’s vanity and disloyalty—The sailors’ island—Jumba’s Cove—Uganda—Dumo—The Alexandra Nile— Lupassi Point—In danger at Mkongo—Alone with Nature—...

Barker’s illness and death—Other deaths—Traitors in the camp— Rest!—Sickness—Rwoma blocks our passage by land—Magassa fails us by water—A serious dilemma—Lukongeh comes to the r...

We find Mtesa at war—“Jack’s Mount”—Meeting with Mtesa—The Waganda army in camp and on the march—The imperial harem—In sight of the enemy—The Waganda fleet—Preliminary skirmishi...

The war-drum beaten—The wizards play their part—In full war-paint—Bullets against spears—The Wavuma baulked—Mtesa’s fury—Victory or the stake!—Hard fighting—The captive chief: a...

The legend of the Blameless Priest—The heroes of Uganda: Chwa; Kimera, the giant; Nakivingi; Kibaga, the flying warrior; Ma’anda; Wakinguru, the champion; Kamanya, the conqueror...

The ladies of Mtesa’s family—Sambuzi ordered to take me to Muta Nzigé—My last evening with Mtesa—_En route_ for Muta Nzigé— Sambuzi suffers from the “big head”—We come to an und...

Kafurro and its magnates—Lake Windermere—Rumanika, the gentle king of Karagwé—His country—The Ingezi—Among the mosquitoes— Ihema Island—The triple cones of Ufumbiro—Double-horne...

The twin rivers—Mankorongo baulked of his loot—Poor Bull! True to the death—Msenna breaks out again—The Terror of Africa appears on the scene—Mars at peace—“Dig potatoes, potato...

My new mission—The _Daily Telegraph_—“_Yes; Bennett_”—The _Lady Alice_— My European staff—Disappointed applicants and thoughtful friends—My departure for Africa. PART II. The so...

“Yet still no views have urged my ardour more Than Nile’s remotest fountains to explore; Then say what source the famous stream supplies, And bids it at revolving periods rise;...

Arrival at Zanzibar Island—Life at Zanzibar—The town of Zanzibar, its roadstead and buildings—The One Cocoa-nut tree and the red cliffs— Selection and purchase of goods for the...

Seyyid Barghash—His prohibition of slavery, character and reforms—Treaty with British Government by Sir Bartle Frere—Tramways the need of Africa—Arabs in the interior—Arabs in Z...

Organisation of the Expedition—The _shauri_—“Poli, poli”—Msenna’s successful imposture—Black sheep in the flock—The _Lady Alice_ remodelled—Sewing a British flag—Tarya Topan, th...

Bagamoyo—Taming the dark brother—Bagamoyo in a ferment—An exciting scene—The disturbance quelled—The Universities Mission, its origin, history, decline and present condition—The...

On the March—Congorido to Rubuti—The hunting-grounds of Kitangeh— Shooting zebra—“Jack’s” first prize—Interviewed by lions—Geology of Mpwapwa—Dudoma—“The flood-gates of heaven”...

From Chiwyu to Vinyata—Kaif Halleck murdered—The magic doctor—Giving away the heart—Deeds of blood—“The white men are only women”—A three days’ fight—Punishment of the Wanyaturu...

A burzah held—Paying off recruits—Kagehyi becomes a great trading centre—A Central African “toper”—Prince Kaduma—Hopes of assistance from him relinquished—The boat ready for sea...

Afloat on the lake—We catch a guide—Saramba’s terror—The Shimeeyu— Pyramid Point—The island of Ukerewé—In the haunts of crocodiles—Shizu Island—The hippopotami—Ururi—The headlan...

An extraordinary monarch—I am examined—African “chaff”—Mtesa, Emperor of Uganda—Description of Mtesa—A naval review—Arrival at the imperial capital—Mtesa’s palace—Fascination of...

Parting with Colonel Linant—Magassa’s vanity and disloyalty—The sailor’s island—Jumba’s Cove—Uganga—Dumo—The Alexandra Nile—Lupassi Point—In danger at Makongo—Alone with Nature—...

Barker’s illness and death—Other deaths—Traitors in the camp—Rest!— Sickness—Rwoma blocks our passage by land—Magassa fails us by water—A serious dilemma—Lukongeh comes to the r...

We find Mtesa at war—“Jack’s Mount”—Meeting with Mtesa—The Waganda army in camp and on the march—The imperial harem—In sight of the enemy—The Waganda fleet—Preliminary skirmishi...

The war-drum beaten—The wizards play their part—In full war-paint— Bullets against spears—The Wavuma baulked—Mtesa’s fury—Victory or the stake!—Hard fighting—The captive chief:...

The Legend of the Blameless Priest—The heroes of Uganda—Chwa—Kimera, the giant—Nakivingi—Kibaga, the flying warrior—Ma’anda—Wakinguru, the champion—Kamanya, the conqueror of the...

To behold the full perfection of African manhood and beauty, one must visit the regions of Equatorial Africa, where one can view the people under the cool shade of plantains, an...

The ladies of Mtesa’s family—Sambuzi ordered to take me to Muta Nzigé—My last evening with Mtesa—_En route_ for Muta Nzigé—Sambuzi suffers from “the big head”—We come to an unde...

Kafurro and its magnates—Lake Windermere—Rumanika, the gentle king of Karagwé—His country—The Ingezi—Among the mosquitoes—Ihema Island—The triple cone of Ufumbiro—Double-horned...

The twin rivers—Mankorongo baulked of his loot—Poor Bull! True to the death—Msenna breaks out again—The Terror of Africa appears on the scene—Mars at peace—“Dig potatoes, potato...