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Samuel White Baker

IsmailiaSir Samuel White Baker Ismailia PREFACEAn interval of five years has elapsed since the termination of my engagement in the service of His Highness the Khedive of Egypt, "to suppress the slave-hunters of Central Africa, and to annex the countries constituting the Nile Basin, with the objec...

The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile SourcesSir Samuel White Baker The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of the Nile Sources PREFACEIn the history of the Nile there was a void: its Sources were a mystery. The Ancients devoted much atten...

The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran ArabsSir Samuel White Baker The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs CHAPTER I ABOVE THE CATARACT WITHOUT troubling the public with a description of that portion of the Nile to the north of ...

Eight Years' Wanderings in CeylonSir Samuel White Baker Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon CHAPTER I Colombo—Dullness of the Town—Cinnamon Garden—A Cingalese Appo—Ceylon Sport—Jungle Fever—Newera Ellia—Energy of Sir E. Barnes—Influence of the Governor—Projected Improvements. It was in the year 184...

Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Volume 1Sir Samuel White Baker Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America – Volume 1 CHAPTER I THE RIFLE OF A PAST HALF CENTURYForty years ago our troops were armed with a smooth-bore...

In the Heart of AfricaSir Samuel White Baker In the Heart of Africa CHAPTER I The Nubian desert—The bitter well—Change of plans—An irascible dragoman—Pools of the Atbara—One secret of the Nile—At Cassala.In March, 1861, I commenced an expedition to discover the sources of the Nile, with the hope ...

The Rifle and the Hound in CeylonSir Samuel White Baker The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon PREFACE Upwards of twenty years have passed since the 'Rifle and Hound in Ceylon' was published, and I have been requested to write a preface for a new edition. Although this long interval of time has been s...