David Livingstone

A Book of Discovery

by M. B. SYNGE (1861 - 1939)

Telling the history of geographical discoveries, "Book of Discovery" is a record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne, of silent toil, of courage and resolution unequalled in the annals of mankind, of self-sacrifice unrivalled and faithful lives laid ungrudgingly down. Of the many who went forth, the few only attained. It is of these few that this book tells. (From the Preface of the book).

Listen next episodes of A Book of Discovery:
Baker Finds Albert Nyanza , Burton and Speke in Central Africa , Dates of Chief Events , Expedition to Victoria Nyanza , Livingston Traces Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa , Livingstone's Last Journey , Nansen Reaches Farthest North , Nordenskiold Finds North-East Passage , Peary Reaches the North Pole , The Exploration of Tibet , The Quest for the South Pole , Through the Dark Continent