Travels in the Interior of Africa: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Travels in the Interior of Africa, credited to Mungo Park, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Travels in the Interior of Africa by Mungo Park. Read in English by Lynda Marie Neilson. Mungo Park, a Scottish surgeon and explorer, was sent out by the 'Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa' after Major Houghton failed to return, to discover the if the River Niger was a tributary of either the river Senegal or Gambia in South Africa. This is the story of his first trip. The journey had many challenges, such as language, religions, imprisonment and robbery. Most of the trip he had nothing but his tattered clothes, a horse, a pocket compass and his hat where he kept his notes. After first following the Gambia River, he finally was the first European to reached the Niger River at Ségou. He continued along the Niger another 80 miles to Silla, where he had to turn around as he had no way of continuing without procuring more supplies. He then returned to England by boat, via America. (Summary by Lynda Marie Neilson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Travels in the Interior of Africa
• Author credits: Mungo Park
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 29
• Listed recording duration: 11:58:39

Catalogue topics

• history
• exploration
• africa
• niger river

Opening tracks: first 24 of 29

1. 00 - Vol.1 Introduction — 3:22
2. 01 - Vol.1 Chapter I - JOURNEY FROM PORTSMOUTH TO THE GAMBIA — 25:43
3. 02 - Vol.1 Chapter II - LANGUAGE AND RELIGION OF THE NATIVES — 25:32
4. 03 - Vol.1 Chapter III - THE KINGDOM OF WOOLLI—JOURNEY TO BONDOU — 28:20
5. 04 - Vol.1 Chapter IV - FROM TALLIKA TO KAJAAGA — 33:51
6. 05 - Vol.1 Chapter V - FROM KAJAAGA TO KASSON — 16:47
7. 06 - Vol.1 Chapter VI - TIGGITY SEGO’S PALAVER — 21:59
8. 07 - Vol.1 Chapter VII - INTERVIEW WITH KING DEMBA SEGO JALLA — 23:21
9. 08 - Vol.1 Chapter VIII - ADVENTURES BETWEEN KEMMOO AND JARRA — 13:20
10. 09 - Vol.1 Chapter IX - THE TOWN OF JARRA—DETAINED BY THE MOORS — 30:04
11. 10 - Vol.1 Chapter X - A MOORISH WEDDING — 21:23
12. 11 - Vol.1 Chapter XI - SUFFERINGS IN CAPTIVITY — 19:17
13. 12 - Vol.1 Chapter XII - OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHARACTER AND COUNTRY OF THE MOORS — 21:27
14. 13 - Vol.1 Chapter XIII - ESCAPE FROM CAPTIVITY — 26:28
15. 14 - Vol.1 Chapter XIV - JOURNEY CONTINUED; ARRIVAL AT WAWRA — 18:42
16. 15 - Vol.1 Chapter XV - NEGRO CURIOSITY; A MESSAGE FROM THE KING — 31:12
17. 16 - Vol. 2 Introduction — 3:37
18. 17 - Vol. 2 Chapter XVI - VILLAGES ON THE NIGER—DETERMINES TO GO NO FARTHER EASTWARD — 34:16
19. 18 - Vol. 2 Chapter XVII - MOORZAN TO TAFFARA — 26:55
20. 19 - Vol. 2 Chapter XVIII - DESPAIRING THOUGHTS—ARRIVAL AT SIBIDOOLOO — 25:46
21. 20 - Vol. 2 Chapter XIX - ILLNESS AT KAMALIA AND KINDNESS OF THE NATIVES — 25:32
22. 21 - Vol. 2 Chapter XX - NEGRO CUSTOMS — 26:48
23. 22 - Vol. 2 Chapter XXI - RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND INDUSTRIES OF THE MANDINGOES — 32:55
24. 23 - Vol. 2 Chapter XXII - WAR AND SLAVERY — 25:52

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