David Livingstone (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Thomas Hughes

Overview

Thomas Hughes’s biography of David Livingstone (1813-1873) follows the legendary Scottish explorer’s life from his impoverished childhood to his missionary work in Africa, where he would remain for thirty years and where he discovered Victoria Falls. This is an enthralling account of Livingstone’s extraordinary accomplishments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411449596
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	04/12/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	228
File size:	464 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Thomas Hughes (1822–1896) was an English lawyer and author whose most famous book, Tom Brown’s School Days, has become a classic work of young adult literature (Hughes based the character of Tom on his brother George). Hughes also wrote a number of other works, including biographies of David Livingstone and Alfred the Great.