Africa

It was to be a great few-week long hunting in African jungle. On the first of January Sienkiewicz found himself in Cairo, but he missed the ship and had to stay in the city for a month. He made only excursions to Alexsandria, Port Daid and Suez. In February Sienkiewicz reached Zanzibar and next - in two weeks - Bangamoja. He set out on a journey to the deserts and joungles of Africa but after 10 days he had to return because he fel ill with fever. From this abortive travel left "The letters from Africa", almost all written in Europe, after the return. In these letters author shows Africa by comparing it with Europe and Poland. 20 years later Sienkiewicz wrote a novel for children about adventures in Africa titled "In the desert and jungle" (from which we reproduce this picture on the right). While writing Sienkiewicz used the reminiscences from travel.