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A wonderfully readable condensation of two of Baker's earlier, longer works recounting his self-sponsored expeditions into the Dark Continent to discover the sources of the Nile: The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin Of The Nile (1866) and The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia (1867). And, of course, to bag a few elephants along the way. (Summary by Steven Seitel)

The Big Game Hunting Collection contains three classic accounts of dangerous animals, wilderness travel, and hunting in Africa and India. These works belong to the older tradition of exploration and hunting memoir, combining adventure, natural observation, colonial-era travel, and the constant tension between human beings and the wild.

Focusing on the author’s tiger-hunting exploits, Man-Eating Tigers of India includes a detailed description of the tiger’s habits and instructions on how to organize and conduct a safe and successful hunt. This chore of putting an end to man-eating tigers seems to have been the burden of Baker. The work concludes with a riveting narrative of an actual case of hunting and eliminating a troublesome tiger.

Par une nuit de tempête, une famille de contrebandiers anglais a sauvé un enfant naufragé de quelques jours. L'enfant grandit au sein de sa famille adoptive. Mais les malheurs assaillent la modeste cabane. Le père est fait prisonnier par les Français, le fils est enrôlé de force sur les vaisseaux du roi. Dans une brillante carrière, où il fait preuve de bravoure dans les combats, de générosité envers l'ennemi, viennent des incidents: naufrage, débarquement en Afrique, aventures ches les sauvages, chasses au désert.

Dive into a captivating condensation of Bakers earlier, more extensive works that chronicle his daring self-funded adventures into the heart of Africa. Experience his thrilling quests to uncover the sources of the Nile in The Albert NYanza, Great Basin Of The Nile (1866) and The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia (1867), all while encountering a few elephants along the way. (Summary by Steven Seitel)