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This book accounts the expidition of the sources of the Nile; following the path of the author through deserts, sands, swamps, jungles, and morass to the cliffs overlooking the Albert Lake, the source of the Nile River.
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In 1863 Samuel White Baker, accompanied by his wife, discovered Albert N'Yanza, which he named after the Queen's late Consort. These two volumes describe his numerous adventures and as he says himself; 'Having thus completed the work after nearly five years passed in Africa, there still remains a task before me. I must take the reader of these volumes by the hand, and lead him step by step along my rough path from the beginning to the end; through scorching deserts and thirsty sands; through swamp and jungle and interminable morass; through difficulties, fatigues and sickness until I bring him, faint with the wearying journey, to that high cliff where the great prize shall burst upon his view - from which he shall look down upon the vast Albert Lake and drink with me from the sources of the Nile!'
Excerpt from The Albert N'yanza: Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources The work has now been accomplished. Three English parties, and only three, have at various periods started upon this Obscure mission: each has gained its end. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The Albert N'yanza: Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources In the history of the Nile there was a void: its Sources were a mystery. The Ancients devoted much attention to this problem; but in vain. The Emperor Nero sent an expedition under the command of two centurions, as described by Seneca. Even Roman energy failed to break the spell that guarded these secret fountains. The expedition sent by Mehemet Ali Pasha, the celebrated Viceroy of Egypt, closed a long term of unsuccessful search. The work has now been accomplished. Three English parties, and only three, have at various periods started upon this obscure mission: each has gained its end. Bruce won the source of the Blue Nile; Speke and Grant won the Victoria source of the great White Nile; and I have been permitted to succeed in completing the Nile Sources by the discovery of the great reservoir of the equatorial waters, the Albeet N'yanza, from which the river issues as the entire White Nile. Having thus completed the work after nearly five years passed in Africa, there still remains a task before me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
