18 books like A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome

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Journey Without Maps Graham Greene · 1936 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This is an account of a trip Greene made in 1935 with his cousin, Barbara Greene, through the previously unexplored interior of Liberia. It was an extremely uncomfortable journey, with Greene falling seriously ill halfway through the trip. Possibly as a result of this he also made a point of noting the many illnesses with which the local inhabitants were assailed, particularly malaria and… Shares Description and travel, Travel

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor · 1854 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Description and travel, Travel with this book.

Tent-life in Siberia and adventures among the Koraks and other tribes in Kamchatka and northern Asia George Kennan · 1870 · 425p · ≈ 14h · Challenging An account of a period living in Siberia in pursuit of a plan to carry a telegraph line across land to Europe through Siberia in consequence of the failure of efforts to carry a telegraph line to Europe under the Atlantic. Shares Description and travel, Travel

The rise of our East African Empire Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry Baron · 1893 · 1247p · ≈ 41h · Demanding Shares Africa, Description and travel, Travel, History with this book.

Els viatges d'Ali Bei Ali Bey · 1814 · 465p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Africa, Description and travel, Travel with this book.

The gorilla hunters Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1858 · 282p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Three English boys, shipwrecked on a deserted island, create an idyllic society despite typhoons, sharks, wild hogs, and hostile visitors, and then pirates kidnap one of the boys, whose adventures continue among the South Sea Islands. Shares Blacks, Africa, Description and travel, Travel

Views a-foot: or, Europe seen with a knapsack and staff Bayard Taylor · 1846 · 427p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares Description and travel, Travel with this book.

The Lady of the Rivers

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History

The Awful Secret

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History

Autobiography of Lutfullah Lutfullah · 1857 · 429p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares Description and travel, Travel, History

Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica Leo Africanus · 1556 · ★ 5.0 · 412p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Escrite de nôtre tems par Jean Leon, African, premierement en langue Arabesque, puis en Toscane, & à present mise en François, etc. Shares Africa, Description and travel, Travel, History

Our Old Home Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1863 · 398p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Our Old Home, a series of English sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This volume of charming sketches was published in 1863, and (in the words of the author) presents “a few of the external aspects of English scenery and life, especially those that are touched with the antique charm to which our countrymen are more susceptible than are the people among whom it is of native growth.” Shares Description and travel, Travel, History

Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique centrale René Caillié · 1830 · 500p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Second book of 3. First person account of how René Caillié managed to get to Temboctou in 1828 ( and managed to get back to tell the story). This book , the book end when mister Caillié is following a caravan, trying to get back to African sea coast. Shares Africa, Description and travel, Travel

A summarie of the chronicles of England John Stow · 1565 · 459p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Description and travel, Travel, History with this book.

My African Journey Winston S. Churchill · 1908 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "As Undersecretary of State for the Colonies, Winston Churchill toured Britain's territories in East Africa. This book documents his travels and the people he met; he waxes lyrical on the natural beauty of Uganda and goes on to explore Egypt and Sudan via the White Nile. More that a travelogue however, Churchill, now in his 30s, turns his attention towards issues of government and development,… Shares Africa, Description and travel, Travel

Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak Maurice Herzog · 1951 · ★ 4.5 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate One of the great works of mountaineering literature- long out of print and now reissued with a new introduction by Joe Simpson.The enthralling account, by the leader of the French expedition, of the first conquest of Annapurna - at that time, and at more than 8000 metres, the highest mountain ever climbed. It is a story of breathtaking courage and determination against appalling odds. In records… Shares Description and travel, Travel, History

Travels to discover the source of the Nile James Bruce · 1790 · ★ 3.2 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Experiences of the Scottish explorer who rediscovered the source of the Nile on November 4, 1770. Shares Africa, Description and travel, Travel, History

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