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Sunny Days; Or, a Month at the Great Stowe, by the Author of 'Our White Violet' (Paperback): Henry Courteney Selous Sunny Days; Or, a Month at the Great Stowe, by the Author of 'Our White Violet' (Paperback)
Henry Courteney Selous
R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Gerty and May, by the Author of 'Granny's Story Box' (Paperback): Henry Courteney Selous Gerty and May, by the Author of 'Granny's Story Box' (Paperback)
Henry Courteney Selous
R495 Discovery Miles 4 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Recent Hunting Trips in British North America (Paperback): Selous Frederick Courteney Recent Hunting Trips in British North America (Paperback)
Selous Frederick Courteney
R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Bird Watching (Paperback): Selous Edmund Bird Watching (Paperback)
Selous Edmund
R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa (Hardcover): Frederick Courteney Selous A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney Selous
R1,167 Discovery Miles 11 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia; Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland (Hardcover): Selous Frederick Courteney Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia; Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland (Hardcover)
Selous Frederick Courteney
R957 Discovery Miles 9 570 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
African Nature Notes and Reminiscences (Hardcover): Frederick Courteney Selous African Nature Notes and Reminiscences (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney Selous
R913 Discovery Miles 9 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Travel & Adventure in South-East Africa (Hardcover): Frederick Courteney Selous Travel & Adventure in South-East Africa (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney Selous
R1,133 Discovery Miles 11 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Bird Watching (Hardcover): Edmund Selous Bird Watching (Hardcover)
Edmund Selous
R993 Discovery Miles 9 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
African Nature Notes and Reminiscences [microform] (Hardcover): Frederick Courteney 1851-1917 Selous, Theodore 1858-1919... African Nature Notes and Reminiscences [microform] (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney 1851-1917 Selous, Theodore 1858-1919 Roosevelt
R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa; Being the Narrative of the Last Eleven Years Spent by the Author on the Zambesi and... Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa; Being the Narrative of the Last Eleven Years Spent by the Author on the Zambesi and its Tributaries; With an Account of the Colonisation of Mashunaland and the Progress of the Gold Industry in That Country
Frederick Courteney Selous
R1,132 Discovery Miles 11 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Recent Hunting Trips in British North America (Hardcover): Frederick Courteney Selous Recent Hunting Trips in British North America (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney Selous
R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Selous & the Bulawayo Field Force - Tribal Conflict in East Africa 1895-1896-Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia by Frederick... Selous & the Bulawayo Field Force - Tribal Conflict in East Africa 1895-1896-Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia by Frederick Courteney Selous & The Matabele Rebellion, 1896 by D. Tyrie Laing (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney Selous, D. Tyrie Laing
R917 Discovery Miles 9 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The struggles for Africa
There can be few more interesting and evocative periods of British imperial history than the struggles for south-eastern Africa. The empire had found itself colliding with the interests of many native powers across the globe during the decades of it's expansion. Many had fought to maintain their independence and some, like the Sikhs of the Punjab, were sufficiently well versed in the practice of warfare as to be a serious threat. This could not be said of the tribes which rose from the Zulu nation, yet the Zulu War of 1879 gave British forces a chilling and brutal lesson in what a 'primitive' African tribal army was capable of achieving on the field of battle. The Matabele, as an off-shoot of the martial Zulus, also inevitably came into conflict with the British during the closing decade of the 19th century. The First Matabele War did not decisively subjugate the tribe and in 1896 it rose again laying siege to Bulawayo with over 10,000 Ndebele warriors. This unique Leonaur edition brings together two accounts written by remarkable men who were central to these events. The first was written by the legendary Frederick Selous. Those who know anything of the man know that he was the 'great white hunter', 'Nimrod' and the character upon whom the fictional Alan Quatermain was based, and so his account of this period is nothing less than compelling. The second book, by a commander of colonial forces engaged in the conflict, brilliantly combines a history of the events with his first-hand narrative. Highly recommended.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Gerty and May (Hardcover): Henry Courteney Selous Gerty and May (Hardcover)
Henry Courteney Selous
R1,425 Discovery Miles 14 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Living Animals of the World; a Popular Natural History With One Thousand Illustrations; (Hardcover): C J (Charles John)... The Living Animals of the World; a Popular Natural History With One Thousand Illustrations; (Hardcover)
C J (Charles John) 1858-1 Cornish; Frederick Courteney 1851-1917 Selous; Created by Harry Hamilton Johnston
R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Man Eaters of Tsavo - And Other East African Adventures (Hardcover): John Henry Patterson, Frederick Courtney Selous The Man Eaters of Tsavo - And Other East African Adventures (Hardcover)
John Henry Patterson, Frederick Courtney Selous
R754 Discovery Miles 7 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The story is familiar to movie fans-the horrifying tale of the 1907 book The Man-Eaters of Tsavo has been retold by Hollywood many times, most recently in the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness-but hearing it directly from the source remains a thrill.Patterson, a natural storyteller, immerses us in the horror of the workers' fear and his own attempts to track the beast, which eventually would kill 140 people before Patterson took them out.This real-life escapade will rivet fans of adventure fiction and nonfiction alike.Anglo-Irish hunter JOHN HENRY PATTERSON (1867-1947) was an officer in the British army when he was commissioned by the British East Africa Company to oversee the construction of a railway bridge in Kenya. Just after he arrived in Africa, a pair of rogue male lions-animals that do not typically attack humans-began preying on the railroad workers, killing them viciously and consuming their corpses.

Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia (Hardcover): Frederick Courteney Selous Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney Selous
R848 Discovery Miles 8 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa - Being a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South... A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa - Being a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South Africa, Containing Accounts of Explorations Beyond the Zambesi, On the River Chobe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna Countries, With Full N (Hardcover)
Frederick Courteney Selous
R1,169 Discovery Miles 11 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Tommy Smith's Animals (Hardcover): Edmund Selous Tommy Smith's Animals (Hardcover)
Edmund Selous
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Paternity and Fatherhood - Myths and Realities (Hardcover): Lieve Spaas Paternity and Fatherhood - Myths and Realities (Hardcover)
Lieve Spaas; Edited by (associates) Trista Selous
R3,028 Discovery Miles 30 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Paternity and fatherhood: is there more than an etymological difference between these two apparently synonymous terms? What do we understand by "paternity" and "fatherhood?" These crucial questions lie at the heart of this collection of essays selected from the humanities and social sciences. As an anthropological document, this book offers compelling evidence to support the premise that there is a profound difference between the biological reality of paternity and the cultural construct of fatherhood. At the same time, the theories of Freud and Lacan provide a background for many of the author's critical explorations of a kaleidoscope of literary texts, legal documents, case histories, painting and letters. Through their discussion of the relations, attitudes, emotions and values generated by the paternity/fatherhood distinction, the essays in this collection broaden our understanding of how dichotomy has evolved in Western societies and offer insights into its manifestations in some post-colonial cultures.

Echoes of Narcissus (Paperback, New): Lieve Spaas, Trista Selous Echoes of Narcissus (Paperback, New)
Lieve Spaas, Trista Selous
R903 Discovery Miles 9 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion and, filled with despair, he pined away. Over the years the myth has inspired painters, writers, and film directors, as well as philosophers and psychoanalysts. The tragic story of Narcissus, in love with himself, and of Echo, the nymph in love with him, lies at the heart of this collection of essays exploring the origins of the myth and some of its many cultural manifestations and meanings relating to the self and the self's relationship to the other. Through their discussion of the myth and its ramifications, the contributors to this volume broaden our understanding of one of the fundamental myths of Western culture.

Lieve Spaas is Research Professor of Arts and Culture, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University and has worked in social anthropology, French literature, and francophone film.

The Romance Of Insect Life - Interesting Descriptions Of The Strange And Curious In The Insect World (Hardcover): Edmund Selous The Romance Of Insect Life - Interesting Descriptions Of The Strange And Curious In The Insect World (Hardcover)
Edmund Selous
R1,057 Discovery Miles 10 570 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Bird Watching - Observations on British Birds (Hardcover): Edmund Selous Bird Watching - Observations on British Birds (Hardcover)
Edmund Selous
R895 Discovery Miles 8 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in London 1901. The author was a distinguished naturalist of his time. This book is a record of some of his observations of British birds. Contents Include Watching Great Plovers, Ringed Plovers, Redshanks, Peewits, Stock Doves, Wood Pigeons, Snipe, Sea Birds, etc. Watching Birds at Strawstack and in the Greenwoods. Watching Rooks Watching Nightingales, Sand-Martins etc. Nicely Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Hunting Big Game - Volume 1 - In Africa and Asia (Paperback, Reprint edition): Townsend Whelen Hunting Big Game - Volume 1 - In Africa and Asia (Paperback, Reprint edition)
Townsend Whelen; Frederick Selous, Samuel Baker, Vaughan Kirby, Arthur Neumann, …
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Here are the most exciting big game hunting yarns ever written about Africa and Asia. Ten superb stories on hunting lions, elephants, tigers, buffaloes, leopards and sheep, with chapters on big game rifles, equipment and knives. The authors are Selous, Baker, Kirby, Neumann, and Litledale-the most expert and fearless hunters ever to track big game. Townsend Whelen-himself a famous hunter-has been collecting these stories for years. His selections are the best, and most exciting, accounts of absolutely true adventures. These tales open a world almost entirely unknown to sport: that of hunting man-killing big game alone, without the vast equipment and caravans used by modern, organised hunters and explorers. The authors tracked in unexplored countries, living, surviving and earning a livelihood by the rifle alone. The comments from the writers on the technical sides of their rifles, ammunition and equipment are extremely valuable to all hunters. Townsend Whelen's forewords to each chapter, and his comments on the equipment and methods of the hunters, add immeasurably to the quality of this unique collection. Whelen has dug deeply into the literature of hunting and has selected what, in his expert opinion, are the best big game hunting stories of all times. They have been chosen with two points in mind: first, for extreme readability and adventure; second, for the technical hunting information in them. All the stories rank high on both sides.

Echoes of Narcissus (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Lieve Spaas, Trista Selous Echoes of Narcissus (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Lieve Spaas, Trista Selous
R3,077 Discovery Miles 30 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Greek mythology the beautiful Narcissus glimpsed his own reflection in the waters of a spring and fell in love. But his was an impossible passion and, filled with despair, he pined away. Over the years the myth has inspired painters, writers, and film directors, as well as philosophers and psychoanalysts. The tragic story of Narcissus, in love with himself, and of Echo, the nymph in love with him, lies at the heart of this collection of essays exploring the origins of the myth and some of its many cultural manifestations and meanings relating to the self and the self's relationship to the other. Through their discussion of the myth and its ramifications, the contributors to this volume broaden our understanding of one of the fundamental myths of Western culture.

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