African Adventures: Letters from Famous Big-Game Hunters

by Denis D. Lyell, Peter Hathaway Capstick (Introduction)

The author shares letters written to him by fellow African hunters, in which they discuss rifles, species of games, and the nuances of hunting

270 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1988

About the author

Denis David Lyell (1871 - 1946) was born in Calcutta into a Scottish family from Dundee. In 1893, Lyell went to Ceylon and then India as a tea planter. By 1899, aged 28, he went to South Africa and by 1913, he settled in Nyasaland. After World War I, he came back to Scotland and married Marion Brown. He was among the last big game hunters who hunted elephants for profit. From 1900 he was immersed in the hunting world and became a renowned author.

Reviews

[Craig Schlossin · Rating 5 out of 5]

He loved Africa.

[Jere Houser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Letters from some of early Africa's greatest big game hunters to one of the great big game hunters, Denis D. Lyell.