Project Gutenberg 2006-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 115 Lejean, Guillaume 1824 1871 Reize in Taka (Opper-Nubië) De Aarde en haar Volken, 1873 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Reize in Taka (Opper-Nubië)" by Guillaume Lejean is a travel account written in the mid-19th century. The work chronicles the author's explorations through Taka, a somewhat mysterious and intriguing region of Africa, detailing his encounters with local tribes, the landscapes he traverses, and the socio-political dynamics of the area during his travels. The opening of the book sets the stage for Lejean's journey, beginning with an introduction to his previous explorations and thence detailing his arrival in Fillik, the main settlement of the Hadendoa tribe. After describing the barren landscape and the tribe's cautious lifestyle due to wild predators, Lejean meets a local chieftain and provides insights into the political turmoil following Egyptian rule. His narrative blends observations of local customs, such as the practice of taking a tribal host for safety, with historical references to earlier travelers in the region, creating a rich tapestry of adventure that sets the tone for the rest of his journey into more treacherous parts of Nubia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. nl Kassala (Sudan : Province) -- Description and travel DT Text De Aarde en haar Volken Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 172078 2025-08-08T08:47:08.267593 text/html 168280 2006-09-19T05:48:20 text/html 1804866 2025-08-08T08:47:15.355588 application/epub+zip 1808221 2025-08-08T08:47:11.860572 application/epub+zip 135964 2025-08-08T08:47:10.392613 application/epub+zip 1933287 2025-08-08T08:47:17.638592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1920886 2025-08-08T08:47:14.315581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230213 2022-09-09T08:51:32.286330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153284 2025-08-08T08:47:07.743625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152961 2006-09-19T05:48:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18338 2025-08-08T08:47:17.766586 application/rdf+xml 13396 2025-08-08T08:47:10.889584 image/jpeg 3623 2025-08-08T08:47:10.635596 image/jpeg 60296 2006-09-19T05:48:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1649353 2006-09-19T05:48:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 1727037 2025-08-08T08:47:08.332614 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia