TRAVELS IN AFRICA.

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[Illustration: Mungo Park]

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LIFE AND TRAVELS OF MUNGO PARK


With a full narrative of

Subsequent Adventure in Central Africa.


[Illustration: The Lion quietly suffered us to pass, though we were
fairly within his reach.]

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CONTENTS.


INTRODUCTION.

Knowledge of the Ancients concerning Africa. Herodotus. Strabo. The
Arabs. Early discoveries of the Portuguese and English. Ledyard. Lucas.
Houghton. Park's birth and parentage. His education. Serves his
apprenticeship as a surgeon. Sails for Bencoolen. African association