The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources

SirSamuelBaker(1821–93)wasoneofthemostfamousVictorianexplorersandhunters.Firstpublishedintwoillustratedvolumesin1866,thisaccountofhismostcelebratedexpeditionisamongstthemostimportantworksofitstype.Bakerpromises'totakethereaderbythehand,andleadhimstepbystep…throughscorchingdesertsandthirstysands;throughswampandjungle…untilIbringhim,faintwiththewearyingjourney,tothathighcliff…fromwhichheshalllookdownuponthevastAlbertLakeanddrinkwithmefromthesourcesoftheNile!'Volume2findsBakeraprisonerofanativeking.Bakeroffersanumberof'gifts'tobuyhisrelease,andafteranarduousjourney,withhiswifeinacoma,inMarch1864hereachesLutaN'zige,whichherenamesinmemoryofPrinceAlbert.Acompellingaccountofanhistoricadventure.