The achievements of James Bruce are the stuff of legends. In a time when Africa was an unexplored blank on the map; he discovered the source of the Blue Nile; lived with the Emperor of Abyssinia at court in Gondar; commanded the Emperor's horse guard in battle and fell in love with a princess. After 12 years of travels; and having cheated death on countless occasions; Bruce returned to England from his Herculean adventures only to be ridiculed and despised as a fake by Samuel Johnson and the rest of literary London. It was only when explorers penetrated the African interior 100 years later and were asked if they were friends with a man called Bruce; that it was finally confirmed that Bruce really had achieved what he had claimed.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An Excellent ReadBy Ma'rifah...for anyone with an interest in Ethiopia; get this book. Having lived there and visited most of the places mentioned it certainly gave me more depth to my understanding of what I was seeing.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well writtenBy JimAbsolutely excellent. 5 star; puts Bruce in the atmosphere of which he wrote and lived. Well worth the read;James Bruce
