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Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa
Exploration & Journeys

Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa

Heinrich Barth · narrated by Moss

2026

34h 54m
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Heinrich Barth's monumental account of five years crossing the Sahara and exploring North and Central Africa, from the desert to Timbuktu and the lands of the Sudan. Learned and courageous, it is among the greatest of African travels. A magnificent read for anyone drawn to exploration and the heart of Africa.

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52 chapters

  1. 1INTRODUCTION.6m
  2. 2PREFACE.28m
  3. 3TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA.25m
  4. 4CHAPTER II. TRIPOLI.—THE PLAIN AND THE MOUNTAIN-SLOPE; THE ARAB AND THE BERBER.50m
  5. 5CHAPTER III. FERTILE MOUNTAIN REGION RICH IN ANCIENT REMAINS.49m
  6. 6CHAPTER IV. DEPARTURE FOR THE INTERIOR.—ARRIVAL AT MIZDA.—REMAINS OF A CHRISTIAN CHURCH.36m
  7. 7CHAPTER V. SCULPTURES AND ROMAN REMAINS IN THE DESERT—GHARÍYA.42m
  8. 8CHAPTER VI. WADY SHATI.—OLD JERMA.—ARRIVAL IN MÚRZUK.31m
  9. 9CHAPTER VII. RESIDENCE IN MURZUK.10m
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII. THE DESERT.—TASÁWA.—EXACTIONS OF THE ESCORT.—DELAY AT ELÁWEN.34m
  11. 11CHAPTER IX. SINGULAR SCULPTURES IN THE DESERT.—THE MOUNTAIN-PASS.43m
  12. 12CHAPTER X. THE INDIGENOUS BERBER POPULATION.22m
  13. 13CHAPTER XI. CROSSING A LARGE MOUNTAIN RIDGE, AND ENTERING ON THE OPEN GRAVELLY DESERT.38m
  14. 14CHAPTER XII. DANGEROUS APPROACH TO ASBEN.43m
  15. 15CHAPTER XIII. INHABITED BUT DANGEROUS FRONTIER REGION.51m
  16. 16Chapter 185m
  17. 17CHAPTER XIV. ETHNOGRAPHICAL RELATIONS OF AÍR.25m
  18. 18CHAPTER XV. RESIDENCE IN TIN-TÉLLUST.15m
  19. 19CHAPTER XVI. JOURNEY TO ÁGADES.39m
  20. 20CHAPTER XVII. AGADES.1h 3m
  21. 21Chapter 2332m
  22. 22CHAPTER XVIII. HISTORY OF ÁGADES30m
  23. 23CHAPTER XIX. DEPARTURE FROM ÁGADES.—STAY IN TIN-TÉGGANA.29m
  24. 24CHAPTER XX. FINAL DEPARTURE FOR SUDÁN.28m
  25. 25CHAPTER XXI. THE BORDER REGION OF THE DESERT.—THE TAGÁMA.51m
  26. 26CHAPTER XXII. SEPARATION OF THE TRAVELLERS.—THE BORDER DISTRICTS OF THE INDEPENDENT PAGAN CONFEDERATION.—TASÁWA.48m
  27. 27CHAPTER XXIII. GAZÁWA.—RESIDENCE IN KÁTSENA.57m
  28. 28CHAPTER XXIV. HÁUSA.—HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF KÁTSENA.—ENTRY INTO KANÓ.42m
  29. 29CHAPTER XXV. RESIDENCE IN KANÓ.—VIEW OF ITS INTERIOR.—ITS HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE.—COMMERCE.49m
  30. 30Chapter 3225m
  31. 31CHAPTER XXVI. STARTING FOR KÚKAWA.—THE FRONTIER DISTRICT.1h 16m
  32. 32CHAPTER XXVII. BÓRNU PROPER.1h 8m
  33. 33CHAPTER XXVIII. ARRIVAL AT KÚKAWA.19m
  34. 34CHAPTER XXIX. AUTHENTICITY AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE HISTORY OF BÓRNU.41m
  35. 35CHAPTER XXX. THE CAPITAL OF BÓRNU.57m
  36. 36CHAPTER XXXI. THE TSÁD.48m
  37. 37CHAPTER XXXII. SETTING OUT ON MY JOURNEY TO ÁDAMÁWA.—THE FLAT SWAMPY GROUNDS OF BÓRNU.35m
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXIII. THE BORDER-COUNTRY OF THE MARGHI.1h 1m
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXIV. ÁDAMÁWA.—MOHAMMEDAN SETTLEMENTS IN THE HEART OF CENTRAL AFRICA.54m
  40. 40Chapter 4219m
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXV. THE MEETING OF THE WATERS.—THE BÉNUWÉ AND FÁRO.31m
  42. 42CHAPTER XXXVI. MY RECEPTION IN YÓLA.—SHORT STAY.—DISMISSAL.44m
  43. 43CHAPTER XXXVII. MY JOURNEY HOME FROM ÁDAMÁWA.52m
  44. 44Chapter 465m
  45. 45CHAPTER XXXVIII. RAINY SEASON IN KÚKAWA.35m
  46. 46CHAPTER XXXIX EXPEDITION TO KÁNEM.1h 1m
  47. 47CHAPTER XL. THE HORDE OF THE WELÁD SLIMÁN.31m
  48. 48CHAPTER XLI. SHITÁTI.—THE EASTERN, MORE FAVOURED, VALLEYS OF KÁNEM.58m
  49. 49CHAPTER XLII. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS AGAINST MÁNDARÁ.48m
  50. 50CHAPTER XLIII. THE BORDER-REGION OF THE SHÚWA.58m
  51. 51CHAPTER XLIV. THE COUNTRY OF THE SHALLOW RIVERS.—WATER-PARTING BETWEEN THE RIVERS BÉNUWÉ AND SHARI.1h 8m
  52. 52CHAPTER XLV. RETURN TO BÓRNU.1h 21m
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