Colonial rule · Colonial observer
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
- Access
- Full view