ABSTRACT

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.

chapter |23 pages

Life in Abyssinia

chapter |25 pages

African Hunting

chapter |43 pages

A Mission to Gelele

chapter |63 pages

How I Found Livingstone

chapter |16 pages

Across Africa

chapter |26 pages

A Thousand Miles up the Nile

chapter |24 pages

In Darkest Africa

chapter |23 pages

A White Woman in Central Africa