title: Trails and Trials: An African Adventure (Fauna Park Tales) (Volume 4)
author:  Maretha Botha 
description: Maretha Botha is a South African/Italian and the author/illustrator of Fauna Park Tales, an animal adventure series which gained GOLD MEDAL status on HarperCollins' Authonomy writers' website in September 2013. She is a retired librarian, loves espresso and occasionally enjoys a fruit and nut chocolate bar. She loves bird-watching, hiking on the moors and spending time with family and friends.
zlib_text: ## TRAVELS IN AFRICA.
  
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  [Illustration: Mungo Park]
  
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  ##### LIFE AND TRAVELS OF MUNGO PARK
  
  With a full narrative of
  
  Subsequent Adventure in Central Africa.
  
  [Illustration: The Lion quietly suffered us to pass, though we were fairly
  within his reach.]
  
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  ##### CONTENTS.
  
  #### INTRODUCTION.
  
  Knowledge of the Ancients concerning Africa. Herodotus. Strabo. The Arabs.
  Early discoveries of the Portuguese and English. Ledyard. Lucas. Houghton.
  Park's birth and parentage. His education. Serves his apprenticeship as a
  surgeon. Sails for Bencoolen. African association engage Park's services. His
  preparations and departure.
  
  #### CHAPTER I.
  
  Park's motives for undertaking the voyage—his instructions and
  departure—arrives at Jillifree, on the Gambia River—proceeds to Vintain. Some
  account of the Feloops. Proceeds up the river for Jonkakonda—arrives at Dr.
  Laidley's. Some account of Pisania, and the British factory established at
  that place. The Author's employment dur