African Nature Notes and Reminiscences

by Frederick Courteney Selous

Legendary sportsman Frederick Selous recounts his lively stories and keen observations on life and wildlife in Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Regarded by many to be his finest literary work, this engaging book gives an amazing insight into life in Africa both past and present. This Juniper Grove edition is an unabridged reprint of the original 1908 edition. Included are 13 illustrations and an index.

Genres: Africa

356 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1908

About the author

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederi... from above article: Frederick Courteney Selous, DSO (/səˈluː/; 31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, officer, professional hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir Henry Rider Haggard to create the fictional Allan Quatermain character.[1][2] Selous was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, Cecil Rhodes and Frederick Russell Burnham. He was pre-eminent within a group of big game hunters that included Abel Chapman and Arthur Henry Neumann. He was the older brother of the ornithologist and writer Edmund Selous.

Reviews

[Travis Gabbard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a little hard to follow in the guest chapter because it did not hold my interest, but after that, it was great. I loved the description and I loved the narratives describing Frederic's relationships with different people.

[Ed Stoddard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting piece of 19th century African natural and social history. His forecasts about the fate of the region's game proved pessimistic, but then he seems to have done everything in his power to contribute to its demise as an ivory hunter ...

[Craig Schlossin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amazing life, a little slow reading.

[James Doyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read a copy of the original book, when I first arrived in what is now known as Zimbabwe at the age of 14 in the 1970's. The book had a huge impact on my understanding of the African people, the landscapes and the wildlife. Having roamed the Matopos Hills with the local lads chasing warthog piglets, I felt a kinship to the values Selous had in understanding the environment and the people.

Yes times have changed and history has a new understanding that Selous couldn't foresee, but the heart of his explorations were real all the same.

[Sharonh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just love Selous's writings!