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Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo (Paperback)
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Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies, Volume 2
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Sir Richard Burton (1821-90) is well known for his colourful
career, recorded in numerous books and articles, as a diplomat,
explorer and ethnographer. In 1861 he was appointed consul to
Fernando Po (now Bioko) in Equatorial Guinea, remaining there for
four years until he was transferred to Brazil. These volumes
collate the expeditions and ethnographic observations made during
his time there. In his preface, Burton writes that the 'plain
truth' about the African has not been told in Britain, declaring
that English occupation of West Africa has proved 'a remarkable
failure'. First published in 1876, the second volume recounts a
journey made from Fernando Po to Loango Bay and up the Congo River.
Of particular interest is the penultimate chapter, 'The slaver and
the missionary in the Congo River', in which Burton expresses his
ambivalence towards a European presence in Africa. Volume 2 also
includes appendices containing geographical observations.
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