Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa: With Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, and of the Chase of the Gorilla, the Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other AnimalsHarper, 1971 - 535 páginas |
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... stood before us this king of the African forests . He was not afraid of us . He stood there , and beat his breast with his huge fists till it resounded like an immense bass - drum , which is their mode of offering defiance ; meantime ...
... stood before us this king of the African forests . He was not afraid of us . He stood there , and beat his breast with his huge fists till it resounded like an immense bass - drum , which is their mode of offering defiance ; meantime ...
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... stood another box con- taining charms . On this stood a looking - glass , beside which lay a buffalo - horn containing some black powder , and said , in addi- tion , to be the refuge of many spirits . He had a little basket of snake ...
... stood another box con- taining charms . On this stood a looking - glass , beside which lay a buffalo - horn containing some black powder , and said , in addi- tion , to be the refuge of many spirits . He had a little basket of snake ...
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... stood side by side and awaited the advance of the hideous monster . In the dim half light of the ravine , his features working with rage , his gloomy , treacherous , mischievous gray eyes , his rapidly - agitated , and frightful , satyr ...
... stood side by side and awaited the advance of the hideous monster . In the dim half light of the ravine , his features working with rage , his gloomy , treacherous , mischievous gray eyes , his rapidly - agitated , and frightful , satyr ...
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CHAPTER I | 25 |
CHAPTER II | 31 |
CHAPTER III | 41 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Aboko Africa animal Anomalurus Apingi Ashira attack Bakalai bashikouay beast began bewitched Biagano birds body brought called Camma camp canoe Cape Lopez chief chimpanzee cloth coast Corisco curious dry season ebony elephant eyes farther fear feet fellow female fetich fire forest friends Gaboon Gambo gave gorilla Goumbi guns hair hands head heard hippopotamus huge humerus hunt hunters Igala immense inches interior ivory kendo killed kind king leopard live look male mangrove Mbene Mbinga meat miles morning mouth Mpongwe musquitoes natives negroes never night nshiego Obindji Ogobay once palaver palm wine plantains poor prairie presently Quengueza quinine Ranpano Rembo river roar rushed Sangatanga sea-shore seemed Shekiani shore shot shouting skin slaves sleep spirit stood stream tam-tam thing told took town trade traveler trees tribes village vines walk wild wives women woods