Arthur J. Hayes

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Arthur J. Hayes

A doctor and traveler writing in the early 1900s, he took readers deep into Sudan and western Abyssinia in search of the Blue Nile's source. His account blends expedition narrative with close observation of the people, landscapes, and customs he encountered.

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The source of the Blue Nile : a record of a journey through the Soudan to Lake Tsana in western Abyssinia, and of the return to Egypt by the valley of the Atbara, with a note on the religion, customs, etc. of Abyssinia

The source of the Blue Nile : a record of a journey through the Soudan to Lake Tsana in western Abyssinia, and of the return to Egypt by the valley of the Atbara, with a note on the religion, customs, etc. of Abyssinia

by Arthur J. Hayes

About the author

Arthur J. Hayes is known for The Source of the Blue Nile (1905), a travel narrative about his journey through the Soudan to Lake Tsana in western Abyssinia, now Ethiopia. The book follows an ambitious expedition route and reflects the curiosity of an early-20th-century traveler trying to record both geography and daily life.

The title page identifies him as Arthur J. Hayes, L.S.A. (Lond.), and as a medical officer at the Quarantine Office, Suez. That medical background helps explain the practical, observant tone of his writing, which often pays attention to conditions on the ground as much as to the adventure itself.

Little biographical information was readily confirmed beyond what appears in and around the book itself, but his work remains interesting for listeners who enjoy classic exploration writing, Nile history, and firsthand accounts of travel in northeast Africa.