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

Chapter 1: THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT.
By Henry M. Stanley
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The narrative recounts an overland and river expedition across equatorial Africa, tracing shoreline towns, lakes, and the courses of tributary rivers while detailing practical challenges of travel, navigation, and boat construction. It records encounters with Arab traders and diverse local communities, descriptions of markets, settlements, customs, and material culture, as well as skirmishes, rescues, and the hazards of rapids and cataracts. Observations of geography, flora, and fauna accompany maps, sketches, and illustrations that document lake circumnavigation, the discovery and passage of river channels and falls, and the gradual return of the party toward the Atlantic coast.

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Title: Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 2 (of 2)

or, The sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean

Author: Henry M. Stanley

Release date: September 5, 2025 [eBook #76825]

Language: English

Original publication: London: George Newnes, Limited, 1899

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THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT.

H. M. STANLEY.

TAKEN BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE, 1874.       TAKEN ON HIS EMERGING FROM AFRICA, 1877.

THROUGH THE
DARK CONTINENT
OR
THE SOURCES OF THE NILE
AROUND THE GREAT LAKES OF EQUATORIAL AFRICA
AND DOWN THE LIVINGSTONE RIVER
TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
BY
HENRY M. STANLEY
AUTHOR OF “IN DARKEST AFRICA,” “HOW I FOUND LIVINGSTONE,”
“MY KALULU,” ETC.
MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS
With a New Preface by the Author, written for this Edition.
VOL. II.
LONDON: GEORGE NEWNES, Limited
SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND
1899
LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, Limited,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.