Incidents of Travel in South Africa: Being an Account of a Three Month's Tour in the Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Natal, and a Ride Into Zululand (Classic Reprint) Hardcover – February 1, 2018

A candid, transportive travel memoir of a three-month tour through South Africa’s Cape Colony, the Free State, Natal, and Zululand.From a sea voyage to the tossed hills of the Drakensberg and the bustling frontier towns, this eyewitness account follows a British traveler through a century of colonial landscapes. The narrative blends rugged travel details with lively observation, from crowded ships and stifling tropical heat to high mountain passes and dusty inland routes. It offers a window into early colonial life, military outposts, and the everyday challenges of moving across a vast, developing landscape.What you’ll encounterIntimate glimpses of sea crossings, coastal towns, and inland journeys across rough roads and dramatic sceneryDescriptions of frontier camps, railheads, and the everyday logistics of travel in a changing worldEncounters with soldiers, settlers, and travelers, plus notes on weather, gear, and the realities of long-distance trekkingAnecdotes about local life, landscapes, fauna (including ostriches), and moments of humor amid hardshipIdeal for readers of travel memoirs, colonial history, and firsthand accounts of 19th-century exploration, this edition invites you to walk alongside a century-old explorer through a sequence of vividly rendered landscapes and episodes. Read more