First draft of parts of ‘Missionary travels and researches in South Africa’ by David Livingstone, with many variations (especially additions) from the printed work., [1857, or before.]
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is chiefly divided into sections of 22-24 folios, each marked with Roman numerals. For sections I-XXXV see MSS.10712-10713. This volume consists of sections XXXVI-XXXIX, XLI, XLIII-XLIV, XLVII-XLVIII, with two unnumbered folios at the beginning and thirty at the end, corresponding to pages 356-677 (with gaps) of the printed version.
As far as section XXXIX is written by David Livingstone himself, most of the rest by his brother Charles with corrections and additions by David. The last few folios (a fair copy of the preceding) are in another hand.
Dates
- Creation: [1857, or before.]
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Extent
220 Leaves ; Folio.
Arrangement
220 folios.
Separated Materials
For sections I-XXXV see MSS.10712-10713.
Bibliography
Livingstone, David. ‘Missionary travels and researches in South Africa’ (London, 1857).
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