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A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa

Frederick Courteney Selous, 1881

Summary

Big-game hunter Frederick Selous spent years in the interior ranging through the Transvaal and into Matabeleland. His account provides some of the earliest detailed descriptions of the Ndebele kingdom from a European perspective, alongside vivid natural history observations — a widely read Victorian adventure narrative that also served as a practical guide for subsequent settlers.

Topics

Transvaal, Matabeleland, Hunting, Natural history, Ndebele, Wildlife

Bibliographic Information

Author
Frederick Courteney Selous
Year
1881
Language(s)
English
Period
Colonial rule
Perspective
Colonial observer
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