travel experiences in Africa, and consists chiefly of a full account of
his wonderful journeys in the years 1849-1856, in the course of which he
discovered the Victoria Falls, and crossed the continent from west to
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travels, but all who are interested in the greatest of African
travellers should read this record.
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Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:
have wintessed more.=> have witnessed more. {pg 86}
old’s man’s mumbled answer=> old man’s mumbled answer {pg 123}
I know Hanock well=> I know Hancock well {pg 193}
which acepts or rejects=> which accepts or rejects {pg 245}
The black and white becomes them best=> The black and white become them
best {pg 252}