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A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa (Illustrated), a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South Africa

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A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa (Illustrated), a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South Africa

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa (Illustrated)

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South Africa

Summary

The Boone and Crockett Club has brought back to life Frederick Courteney Selous' epic African adventure in a meticulously remastered, high-quality paperback edition. Follow noted adventurer, Selous, as he spends nine years amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa as a professional hunter beginning in 1871, at the young age of 20. In his preface he notes, "... my pages are naturally chiefly devoted to the ferae naturae amongst, which I have been constantly living. Some of my conclusions with regard to lions, rhinoceroses, or other animal, may differ from those arrived at by other men equally competent to give an opinion; but, at all events, they are the result of a long personal experience of the beasts themselves, and have not been influenced in any way by the often unreliable stories of 'old hunters.' I have only to add that in the following pages, I have done my best to express myself in plain, intelligible English; and if I have not succeeded in this respect, as well as, I could wish, I trust that my shortcomings will be leniently judged, when it is remembered that the last nine years of my life have been, passed amongst savages, during which time, I have not undergone the best training for a literary effort." Selous delivers with a very entertaining and informative manuscript that will delight hunters, adventurers, and sportsmen of today

Target audience

adult

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