Burton et Speke aux sources du Nil

Synopsis of Burton et Speke aux sources du Nil

«Burton et Speke aux sources du Nil» is the adventure novel by William Harrison, published by Pocket in paperback (502 pages, in French).

The action begins on a schooner bound for Aden, where English gentlemen observe a young officer. The narrative follows Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke in their search for the sources of the Nile, and recreates the tension and rivalry between the two explorers in nineteenth-century Africa.

For readers interested in nineteenth-century African exploration and the relationships between its protagonists.