From the Cape to Cairo: The First Traverse of Africa from South to North (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Victorian Overland Expedition Through Colonial Africa and the Nile RegionsBy Ewart Scott Grogan, Arthur H. Sharp
Length8h 23m
About this audiobook
From the Cape to Cairo: The First Traverse of Africa from South to North presents a landmark travel narrative shaped by exploration, imperial ambition, geographic observation, and the rhetoric of endurance. Its prose ranges from practical itinerary and topographical description to dramatic adventure writing, producing a document that belongs both to the literature of African travel and to the political imagination of the "Cape to Cairo" era. Standout episodes of river crossing, caravan hardship, disease, encounter, and survival illuminate the vastness and complexity of the continent as seen through a late-Victorian lens. Ewart Scott Grogan and Arthur H. Sharp write from within the milieu of British imperial expansion, scientific curiosity, and exploratory prestige at the turn of the twentieth century. Their collaborative account reflects contemporary interests in mapping, commerce, natural history, and colonial strategy, while also revealing the assumptions and limitations of its historical moment. Together, their observations contribute to a broader archive of expeditionary writing, where personal ambition intersects with global geopolitics. This volume is recommended to readers of travel literature, African history, imperial studies, and historical geography. It offers a valuable opportunity to examine multiple registers of experience—adventure, documentation, ideology, and encounter—within a single influential work. Read critically, it fosters dialogue about exploration, representation, and the enduring consequences of imperial vision.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel, Literary Classics
Length8 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 29, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26CHAPTER XIII.
2CHAPTER I.
27THE RUTCHURU VALLEY AND THE ALBERT EDWARD LAKE.
3THE CAPE TO BEIRA AND THE SABI.
28CHAPTER XIV.
4CHAPTER II.
29KATWE TO TORO.
5THE PUNGWE AND GORONGOZA'S PLAIN.
30CHAPTER XV.
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6CHAPTER III.
31TORO TO MBOGA.
7THE ZAMBESI AND SHIRÉ RIVERS.
32CHAPTER XVI.
8CHAPTER IV.
33SEMLIKI VALLEY AND KAVALLI'S COUNTRY.
9CHIPERONI.
34CHAPTER XVII.
10CHAPTER V.
35ALBERT LAKE AND UPPER NILE TO WADELAI.
11BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA AND LAKE NYASSA.
36CHAPTER XVIII.
12CHAPTER VI.
37WADELAI TO KERO.
13KARONGA TO KITUTA ACROSS THE TANGANYIKA PLATEAU.
38CHAPTER XIX.
14CHAPTER VII.
39KERO TO ABU-KUKA AND BACK TO BOHR.
15THE CHAMBESI.
40CHAPTER XX.
16CHAPTER VIII.
41IN DINKA-LAND.
17TANGANYIKA.
42CHAPTER XXI.
18CHAPTER IX.
43IN NUERLAND.
19THE RUSISI VALLEY.
44CHAPTER XXII.
20CHAPTER X.
45THE SOBAT TO CAIRO.
21LAKE KIVU.
46CHAPTER XXIII.
22CHAPTER XI.
47THE TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY.
23THE VOLCANOES.
48CHAPTER XXIV.
24CHAPTER XII.
49NATIVE QUESTIONS.
25MUSHARI AND ITS CANNIBALS.
50Memorable Quotes
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