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 By LiEUT.-CoL. J. H. PATTERSON, D.S.O.

��In the Grip of the Nyika

With over lOo Illustrations from Photographs and 9 Maps

Every one who read Lieut .-Col. Patterson's thrilling account of the man-eating lions of Tsavo will find an equally absorbing account of trials and adventures in two recent expeditions undertaken by him through the nyi^a or wilderness in British East Africa. The book tells not only of the exciting adventures among the wild men and beasts of the regions traversed, but also gives considerable interesting detail of the everyday life of the hunting party.

Lieut.-Col. Patterson's style of writing is in itself a treat — simple, straightforward and always to the point, and throughout one feels the reality of the experiences recorded, which the author declares are pictured exactly as they happened. And yet the work is more exciting than any creation of the imagination could be.

The pictures, many of which the author took himself, are unusually excellent and unique, and give a splendid idea of the country, the people, and the animals.

" The most interesting, absorbing and instructive account of recent hunting adventures and travel in African wilds."

��The Man-eaters of Tsavo

" I think that the incident of the Uganda man-eating lions is the most remarkable account of which we have any record." — Theodore Roosevelt.

" In the whole of Hterature there is probably no more amazing lion hunt than that described by Colonel J. H. Patterson in his volume called 'The Man-Eaters of Tsavo.' The book is handsomely illustrated with snap shots of the East African wilderness and contains an introduction by Mr. Selous vouching for the unvarnished truth of the strange narrative. ... It is a most remarkable collection of true lion stories." — Chicago Record-Herald.

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