TO THE HONORABLE JAMES GRANT LUMSDEN, MEMBER OF COUNCIL, ETC. ETC. BOMBAY.

PREFACE.

CONTENTS. PREFACE CHAPTER I. Departure from Aden

LIST OF PLATES.

CHAPTER I. DEPARTURE FROM ADEN.

CHAP. II. LIFE IN ZAYLA.

CHAP. III. EXCURSIONS NEAR ZAYLA.

CHAP. IV. THE SOMAL, THEIR ORIGIN AND PECULIARITIES.

CHAP. V. FROM ZAYLA TO THE HILLS.

CHAP. VI. FROM THE ZAYLA HILLS TO THE MARAR PRAIRIE.

CHAP. VII. FROM THE MARAR PRAIRIE TO HARAR.

CHAP. VIII. TEN DAYS AT HARAR.

CHAP. IX. A RIDE TO BERBERAH.

CHAP. X. BERBERAH AND ITS ENVIRONS.

POSTSCRIPT.

APPENDIX I. DIARY AND OBSERVATIONS MADE BY LIEUTENANT SPEKE,

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

APPENDIX II. GRAMMATICAL OUTLINE AND VOCABULARY HARARI LANGUAGE.

APPENDIX III METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE COLD SEASON OF

APPENDIX IV.

APPENDIX V. A CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF AN ATTEMPT TO REACH HARAR FROM ANKOBAR.

Title: First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar

Author: Richard F. Burton

Language: English

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[Illustration: HARAR FROM THE COFFE STREAM]

FIRST FOOTSTEPS IN EAST AFRICA; OR, AN EXPLORATION OF HARAR.

BY RICHARD F. BURTON