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The Discovery of the Source of the Nile

by John Hanning Speke

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The Discovery of the Source of the Nile is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to John Hanning Speke. Catalog subjects include Nile River; Africa, East -- Description and travel; Uganda -- Description and travel. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B2–C1 · Deep reading

The Discovery of the Source of the Nile is calibrated from 39,654 sampled words across 28 chapters: sentences average 37.5 words, 70.5% exceed 24 words and 6.1% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Extended sentences averaging 37.5 words, with 41.9% reaching 40 words or more

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6.1% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.13 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Table of contents

28 chapters

  1. 01Introduction.2 min
  2. 02Geography2 min
  3. 03Atmospheric Agents2 min
  4. 04Flora2 min
  5. 05Fauna12 min
  6. 06The Wanguana or Freed Men9 min
  7. 07Journal of the Discovery of The Source of the Nile20 min
  8. 08Chapter II. Uzaramo24 min
  9. 09Chapter III. Usagara30 min
  10. 10Chapter IV. Ugogo, and the Wilderness of Mgunda Mkhali29 min
  11. 11Chapter V. Unyamuezi46 min
  12. 12Chapter VI. Uzinza49 min
  13. 13Chapter VII. Usui30 min
  14. 14Chapter VIII. Karague56 min
  15. 15Chapter IX. History of the Wahuma21 min
  16. 16Chapter X. Karague and Uganda35 min
  17. 17Chapter XI. Palace, Uganda25 min
  18. 18Chapter XII. Palace, Uganda—Continued28 min
  19. 19Chapter XIII. Palace, Uganda—Continued23 min
  20. 20Chapter XIV. Palace, Uganda—Continued22 min
  21. 21Chapter XV. March Down the Northern Slopes of Africa32 min
  22. 22Chapter XVI. Bahr El Abiad27 min
  23. 23Chapter XVII. Unyoro37 min
  24. 24Chapter XVIII. Unyoro—Continued56 min
  25. 25Chapter XIX. The March to Madi26 min
  26. 26Chapter XX. Madi33 min
  27. 27Conclusion5 min
  28. 28Footnotes:4 min
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