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Literature

April 7, 1910 issue

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This article focuses on the books "The Land of the Lion," written by W. S. Rainsford, "Hunting in British East Africa," written by Percy C. Madeira, "In the Grip of the Nyika," written by J. H. Patterson, "In Wildest Africa: The Record of a Hunting and Exploration Trip in East Africa and a Description of the Various Native Tribes," written by Peter MacQueen, "Through Uganda to Mount Elgon," written by J B. Purvis, and "Native Life in East Africa," written by Karl Weule. The most noteworthy of these books in many respects is the "Land of the Lion," It is the narrative of a trip in British East Africa made in 1908, during which Rainsford walked and rode more than 5,000 miles, his aim being, not killing, but hunting.

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BOOKS; LAND of the Lion, The (Book); NATIVE Life in East Africa (Book); THROUGH Uganda to Mount Elgon (Book); IN Wildest Africa (Book); IN the Grip of the Nyika (Book)
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