Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of The Congo
by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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About this eBook
- Author
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
- Title
- Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo, Volume 1
- Credits
- Scanned by JC Byers. Proofread by the volunteers of the Distributed Proofreaders site
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa
- Subject
- Congo River -- Description and travel
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 5760
- Release Date
- May 1, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.TWO TRIPS TO GORILLA LAND AND THE CATARACTS OF THE CONGO
- 2.By Richard F. Burton. — Vol. I. of Two Volumes — London: 1876
- 3.Preface.
- 4.PART I. — The Gaboon River and Gorilla Land.
- 5.Part I. — Trip to Gorilla Land.
- 6.Chapter I. — Landing at the Rio Gabão (Gaboon River).—le Plateau, the French Colony.
- 7.Chapter II. — The Departure.—the Tornado.—arrival at "The Bush."
- 8.Chapter III. — Geography of the Gaboon.
- 9.Chapter IV.— The Minor Tribes and the Mpongwe.
- 10.Chapter V.— To Sánga-Tánga and Back.
- 11.Chapter VI. — Village Life in Pongo-land.
- 12.Chapter VII.— Return to the River.
- 13.Chapter VIII. — Up the Gaboon River.
- 14.Chapter IX. — A Specimen Day with the Fán Cannibals.
- 15.Chapter X. — To the Mbíka (Hill); the Sources of the Gaboon.—Return to the
- 16.Chapter XI. — Mr., Mrs., and Master Gorilla.
- 17.Chapter XII. — Corisco—"Home" to Fernando Po.
- 18.FOOTNOTES
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