Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 / 2008-06-11 00:00:00
EBOOK, TWO TRIPS TO GORILLA LAND AND THE CATARACTS OF THE CONGO ***
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Two Trips to
Gorilla Land
and
the Cataracts of the Congo.
By
Richard F. Burton.
In Two Volumes
Vol. I.
London: 1876
"Quisquis amat Congi fines peragrare nigrantes,
Africae et AEthiopum cernere regna, domus,
* * * * * * *
Perlegat hunc librum."
Fra Angelus de Map. Piccardus.
"Timbuctoo travels, voyages to the poles,
Are ways to benefit mankind as true
Perhaps as shooting them at Waterloo."--Don Juan.
Trieste, Jan. 31, 1875. My Dear Sir George,
Our paths in life have been separated by a long interval. Whilst
inclination led you to explore and to'survey the wild wastes of
the North, the Arctic shores and the Polar seas, with all their
hardships and horrors; my lot was cast in the torrid regions of
Sind and Arabia; in the luxuriant deserts of Africa, and in the
gorgeous tropical forests of the Brazil.
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