Narrative poem · 1874

Livingstone in Africa

by Roden Noel

A blank-verse narrative in seven cantos of David Livingstone's last years in Africa, his death, and the carrying of his body home, with the lyric 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' set within it.

Contents · 8 parts

• Canto Iabout 260 lines
• Canto IIabout 350 lines
• Canto IIIabout 620 lines
• Canto IVabout 690 lines
• Canto Vabout 150 lines
• Canto VIabout 120 lines
• Canto VII82 lines
• The Caravanabout 160 lines

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