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INDEX. 



Livingstone, David — continued. 



sionary Society, 24, 25 ; illness of, 

 35, 36 ; passes licentiate of College of 

 Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, 

 36 ; ordained missionary, 37. 



Embarks for Africa, 37 ; arrival at 

 Cape, 38, 39 ; at Hankey, 40 ; arrival 

 at Kuruman, 41 ; proceeds north to 

 Bechuana, 42, 43 ; second tour to 

 Bechuana, 45; with the Bakwains, 45 ; 

 third tour to the interior, 52 ; returns 

 to Kuruman, 56 ; views as to distri- 

 bution of missionaries, 57; visits Bak- 

 hatla, accompanied by Steele and 

 Pringle, 59 ; encounter with a lion, 

 67-69 ; marriage, 70-72 ; at Mabotsa, 

 71-76; at Chonuane, 76-84; work 

 among the Bakwains and Bakhatla, 

 78-81 ; scientific and miscellaneous 

 employments, S2 ; removes to Kolo- 

 beng, 84 ; assists Gordon dimming, 

 87 ; travels north, accompanied by 

 Murray and Oswell, 98 ; his philological 

 studies, 96 ; his children, 97 ; disco- 

 very of Lake 'Ngami, 101 ; awarded 

 twenty-five guineas by Geographical 

 Society, 103; birth and death of his 

 daughter Elizabeth, 106 ; claims de- 

 scent from the Puritans, 108 ; grati- 

 tude to Oswell, 109; dreadful suffer- 

 ings from thirst, 109 ; visits Sebituane, 

 110, 111; birth of his son William 

 Oswell, 114; returns to the Cape, 

 127 ; literary work, 127 ; wife and 

 children sail for England, 130 ; at the 

 Cape, 129-133; instructed by Maclear 

 in taking observations, 132 ; arranges 

 to direct trading operations, 133 ; re- 

 turns to Kolobeng, which is destroyed 

 by the Boers, 133 ; resolves to open up 

 Africa or perish, 136; reaches Lin- 

 yanti, 137 ; his remedy for African 

 fever, 138 ; views on missionary work, 

 146 et seq., 475 et seq. ; loses his jour- 

 nal, 151. 



Journey from Linyanti to Loanda 

 and Quilimane, 153-198 ; attacked by 

 fever and dysentery, 154 ; his feeling 

 of loneliness, 159 ; kindly received by 

 Portuguese, 162 ; arrives at Loanda, 

 163 ; kindness of Gabriel, 163 ; leaves 

 Loanda for East Coast, 166 ; eulogised 

 by Sir John Herschel in the Geogra- 

 phical Society, 168 ; awarded gold 

 medal of Geographical Society, 169 ; 

 favourably impressed by Jesuit Mis- 

 sions, 172 ; witnesses painful scenes 



Livingstone, David — continued. 



of slave-trading, 172 ; struck down 

 by rheumatic fever, 173 ; reaches Ba- 

 rotse Country, 174; discovery of Vic- 

 toria Falls, 179 ; danger from hostile 

 tribes, 180; reaches Tette, 190; re- 

 ceives great kindness from Portuguese 

 governor, 191 ; writes to King of Por- 

 tugal, 191; reaches Quilimane, 194; 

 views on missionary enterprise, 195 ; 

 leaves for England, 196 ; great danger 

 in the Bay of Tunis, 196 ; arrives in 

 England, 197. 



First visit home, 198-240 ; poetical 

 welcome of his wife, 199 ; welcomed 

 at Geographical Society, 201 ; at 

 London Missionary Society, 204; at 

 Mansion House, 204; visits Hamil- 

 ton, 207 ; interview with Prince 

 Consort, 213; honours paid to him, 

 213; publishes " Missionary Travels," 

 213 ; his generous use of the profits 

 of book, 215 ; letter to a Carlisle lady 

 justifying his conduct, 216 ; visits 

 Dublin, 217 ; Manchester, 218 ; and 

 Glasgow, 219 ; honours to Living- 

 stone at Glasgow, 219 ; visits Hamil- 

 ton and Blantyre, 221 ; sympathy 

 with operatives, 223 ; views on social 

 problems, 223; visits Edinburgh, 224 ; 

 created D.C.L. Oxon., LL.D. Glasgow, 

 F.R.S., 225; visits Oxford, 225; 

 visits Cambridge, 225 ; delivers course 

 of lectures at Cambridge, 227 ; severs 

 his connection with London Missionary 

 Society, 228 ; appointed Consul for 

 eastern coast of Africa, 230 ; Zambesi 

 expedition organised, 230 ; endeavour 

 to obtain assistance of Portuguese, 231 ; 

 effect of his visit on the public, 233 ; 

 interview with the Queen, 235 ; public 

 banquet in Freemasons' Tavern, 236; 

 his tribute to Mrs. Livingstone, 237 ; 

 letter from Professor Sedgwick, 238. 



Exploration of Zambesi, Rovuma, 

 Nyassa, and Shir£, 241-324 ; sails 

 from Liverpool, 241 ; instructions 

 to members of Expedition, 241 ; 

 reception at Cape Town, 246 ; 

 arrives at Kongone, 247 ; proceeds 

 up the Zambesi, 250 ; collision with 

 naval officer, 250 ; undertakes his 

 duties, 250 ; applies for a new 

 steamer, 252 ; explores the Shire\ 

 253 ; discovers Lake Shirwa, 255 ; 

 discovers Lake Nyassa, 258 ; elected 

 member of Geographical Society of 



