Mungo Park published 5 non-fiction books and 3 other books, beginning with Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa (1799).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Mungo Park
Non-fiction in order
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797 (1815)
Life and Travels (1842)
Other books in order
Travels and Recent Discoveries in the Interior Districts of Africa, in the Years 1796 & '97 (1801)
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa (1815)
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All free classicsAbout Mungo Park
Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer of West Africa. After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa in which he theorised the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river, though it was later proven that they are different rivers. He was killed during a second expedition, having successfully travelled about two-thirds of the way down the Niger.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Mungo Park FAQ
- How many books has Mungo Park written?
- Mungo Park published 5 non-fiction books and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Mungo Park's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa.
- What is Mungo Park's last book?
- Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa (1799).
- What is Mungo Park's most famous book?
- Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa (1799) is Mungo Park's most widely read book.
- Can I read Mungo Park's books for free?
- Yes. 5 books by Mungo Park are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.