Two Trips to Gorilla Land & the Cataracts of the Congo

Fascinating true-life adventure. Burton's journey through the 19th Century African jungle, along the great rivers of the Gabon and the Congo, in search of gorillas! Drugs, native women, witch doctors, cannibalism, slave traders, wild beasts - all through the eyes of one of the greatest of Victorian mavericks: imagine Darwin or Livingstone, rewritten by Edgar Rice Burroughs! A classic period romp. E-book edition contains original Parts I and II, illustrated with period prints, photos & maps of Africa, plus biographical notes.