An 1877 article in the Spectator asking why no one had explored Roraima set Boddam-Whetham dreaming of the great flat-topped mountain on the edge of British Guiana. His account follows the journey upriver and through forest and savannah with native guides, with lost rivers and waterfalls, framed by glimpses of Bermuda, the West Indies and the Spanish Main.
An engaging Victorian expedition narrative into the land that inspired The Lost World. Download the free EPUB.