Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures Whilst Exploring Lake Nyassa, Central Africa, and Establishing the Settlement of "Livingstonia". |
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... its great value now that numerous endeavours are being made to turn almost every mile passed over by the great traveller to some practical use in opening up Africa . When amongst his journals , pocket - books , and PREFACE . vii.
... its great value now that numerous endeavours are being made to turn almost every mile passed over by the great traveller to some practical use in opening up Africa . When amongst his journals , pocket - books , and PREFACE . vii.
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... passed up the river ; but all this is changed now . The Landheens will no longer tolerate the Portu- guese , and the house is given up to bats and owls . I understand the same thing is manifest when one gets as high as Senna and Tette ...
... passed up the river ; but all this is changed now . The Landheens will no longer tolerate the Portu- guese , and the house is given up to bats and owls . I understand the same thing is manifest when one gets as high as Senna and Tette ...
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... passed the place upon her passage up in Captain Wilson's boat . How that stricken soul survived the blow - how Anne Mackenzie , on her couch and in her arm - chair , lived for fifteen years to give strength and courage to men to ...
... passed the place upon her passage up in Captain Wilson's boat . How that stricken soul survived the blow - how Anne Mackenzie , on her couch and in her arm - chair , lived for fifteen years to give strength and courage to men to ...
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... tribe in the land had gone down before the terrors of slave wars . This conviction was the more forcibly impressed upon me as I passed on with new missionary recruits in the same cause , albeit men accustomed to differ 38 NYASSA .
... tribe in the land had gone down before the terrors of slave wars . This conviction was the more forcibly impressed upon me as I passed on with new missionary recruits in the same cause , albeit men accustomed to differ 38 NYASSA .
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... passed through . On the 6th of September we reached the Falls , glad enough to have accomplished this part of our journey . Thus far all had gone well , although , as I have before stated , the deep draught of the Ilala had made our ...
... passed through . On the 6th of September we reached the Falls , glad enough to have accomplished this part of our journey . Thus far all had gone well , although , as I have before stated , the deep draught of the Ilala had made our ...
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Ajawa amongst anchor anxious Arabs arrived beautiful BISHOP boat brought Cabinet Edition calico canoes CANON Cape Maclear Cataracts Chibisa's chief Church Church of Scotland coast Crown 8vo dhow East Africa England English Fcap fever gale glad Grammar hand head heart hippopotamus History Ilala island journey Kirk Kongoné LADY Lake Nyassa land Living Livingstone LORD M'Ponda Ma Viti Makanjira Makololo Manganja Map and Illustrations Mataka's Matiti Mazaro Medium 8vo Memoir miles Mission missionary mosquitoes mountains natives night occasion once party passed Plates poor Portuguese Post 8vo Quillimane Ramakukan reached river seemed Senhor sent settlement Shiré Shiré Valley shore slave-trade slaves spot steam steamer Stewart Student's Tette things tions told trade Translated Travels trees tribes vessel village Viti Vols voyage Walmer Castle whilst wind wood Woodcuts Zambesi Zanzibar
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