Project Gutenberg 2012-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 176 Head, Francis Bond, Sir 1793 1875 Head, F. B. (Francis Bond), Sir Head, Francis Bond, Sir, bart. The Life and Adventures of Bruce, the African Traveller Produced by Chris Curnow, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Life and Adventures of Bruce, the African Traveller" by Sir Francis Bond Head is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book narrates the life of James Bruce, a Scottish explorer known for his extensive travels and discoveries in Africa, particularly in Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) and his quest to find the source of the Nile. It promises a tale of adventure, peril, and perseverance, showcasing Bruce's encounters with different cultures and his significant contributions to geography and travel literature. The opening of this volume introduces James Bruce, detailing his early life, education, and initial forays into travel and exploration. Bruce's background is set against the loss of his mother and his subsequent determination to carve a path through often treacherous journeys across various countries, including his time as a British consul in Algiers. He grapples with both personal loss and the harsh realities of the political landscape of the regions he traverses, leading to his ambitions to uncover the mysteries of Africa. As he navigates through various challenges, including political intrigue and his own health struggles, the narrative sets the stage for his more adventurous pursuits into the heart of Africa. The beginning effectively establishes a compelling character with strong aspirations and foreshadows the trials that will shape his journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ethiopia -- Description and travel Bruce, James, 1730-1794 DT Text Travel Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 849604 849613 2024-09-16T15:13:24.858540 2023-09-17T09:35:28.486989 text/html text/html 856501 2012-05-04T16:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 523765 2012-05-04T16:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 622146 2024-09-16T15:13:35.234483 application/epub+zip 630228 2024-09-16T15:13:26.978536 application/epub+zip 411052 2024-09-16T15:13:25.783486 application/epub+zip 964339 2024-09-16T15:13:41.987417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 902510 2024-09-16T15:13:34.174448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684025 2022-09-18T07:16:33.247299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800469 800265 2024-09-16T15:13:23.840545 2023-09-17T09:35:27.541951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 800204 2012-05-04T16:56:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 304990 2012-05-04T16:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 800307 2012-05-04T16:56:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304908 2012-05-04T16:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20645 2024-09-16T15:13:42.133391 application/rdf+xml 22890 2024-09-16T15:13:26.158486 image/jpeg 4761 2024-09-16T15:13:25.968498 image/jpeg 590377 2024-09-16T15:13:24.941604 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia