Seventeen Trips Through Somaliland And A Visit To Abyssinia; With Supplementary Preface On The 'Mad Mullah' Risings

By Harald George Carlos Swayne and Swayne Harald George Carlos 1860-

Book Overview

Seventeen Trips Through Somaliland and a Visit to Abyssinia is a vivid British travel memoir from the age of empire, the record of seventeen expeditions through Somaliland and an extended visit to Abyssinia that map a restless, complex landscape. Danger and discovery press close. Part Victorian exploration narrative and part intimate African journey account, G. C. Swayne's eye for incidental detail and his notes on routes, markets and kinship reveal everyday life alongside political tension. The work's scope ranges from local trade and travel to encounters with colonial administration, and it includes a supplementary preface on the 'Mad Mullah' risings that frames events within Somaliland colonial history and the wider movements of early 20th century Africa. Readers interested in Horn of Africa travel and the lives of explorers of East Africa will find material that satisfies curiosity and invites further research. Historically and literarily significant, the volume preserves perspectives that illuminate Abyssinia expedition stories and the causes and consequences of the Mad Mullah uprisings without modern retelling. Its balance of reportage and reflection situates it among classic adventure literature while remaining usable as a source for scholars and accessible to casual readers. Its immediacy offers a window into British approaches to travel and administration in early 20th century Africa, and the journeys together create a vivid portrait of movement across shifting borders. As readable for armchair explorers as it is valuable to collectors, it makes a striking history enthusiasts gift and a prized addition to any armchair explorers collection or library of colonial-era travel. Taken together, Swayne's journeys reward readers curious about the lived experience behind maps and dispatches. His careful reporting and candid detail make the volume a lasting resource. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935430222X
• ISBN13: 9789354302220
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"