A Narrative of Travel and Sport in Burmah, Siam and the Malay Peninsula
"Seizing me by the left thigh, the tiger shook me as a dog shakes a rat; and then, growling horribly, dragged me at a tremendous rate through the thick undergrowth ..."
"Another wonderful book of Adventure." -Notes and Queries, 1905
"Lawson's principal rhetorical strategy harnessed the obsessive descriptive detail commonly associated with naturalist explorers but couched it in the modest, bluff language of plain-speaking gentleman amateurism." -Parodic Precision: The Wanderings of John Lawson
According to John Lawson when he first formed the idea of penetrating into the interior of Siam, and working his way down towards the Malay Peninsula, no one would accompany him. Eventually he convinced an officer of the Bengal Native Infantry and his friend to accompany him.
According to Lawson, the arrangements for the journey were that they should penetrate into the kingdom of Siam, by way of Pegu and Sittang, and thence work their way down to Bangkok. The party agreed to perform the journey leisurely, and along the route to enjoy tiger-hunting and other sports, as circumstances might permit. A number of native servants were hired, and pack-oxen purchased to carry their baggage.
In 1876, Lawson published an account of his adventurous journey in "A Narrative of Travel and Sport in Burmah, Siam and the Malay Peninsula," in which the author relates hair-raising close encounters with tree-dwelling jungle people and jungle beasts, including man-eating tigers, wild elephants, tapirs, giant pythons. Various ruins of ancient civilizations are described when encountered.
In describing one violent tiger hunt, Lawson relates:
"With a savage, barking sort of growl, the tiger flew out at me, and made a tremendous spring. By stooping I avoided the beast, which went over my head and alighted six or seven, feet beyond me, and either in agony or rage, rolled over then got up and galloped straight at the blacks, who fled like a flock of sheep. But pussy got hold of one fellow in spite of the shots fired by his companions, and I think I never in my life heard a man howl so pitifully..."
In another violent encounter with a tiger, an elephant would save the day:
"The creature springing up with frightful fury, fixed itself on the neck of the elephant, and attacked the driver. The poor wretch yelled in his fright, and fell to the ground, followed by the enraged brute, who would soon have made short work of him had not the sagacious elephant interfered. Seizing the monster round the neck with its trunk, it swung it up above my head and brought it to the earth with a tremendous crash. The elephant, trumpeting angrily, dashed upon it with fury, impaled it with its tusks, threw it many times into the air, and trampled it under foot...."
Another time, Lawson had a "sharp encounter" with a rhinoceros:
"He wheeled round and charged with the rapidity of a flash of lightning before Captain Lacy had time to fire a shot. I had not time to rise and get out of the way, and only saved myself by rolling over and over in a very undignified manner. It is almost marvellous that the rhinoceros did not see me; but his whole attention was concentrated on the bush, which he appeared to think was the foe from whence the attack proceeded. He trampled over it, breaking it down with the weight of his huge body, and commenced to rip it to pieces with his horn..."
Although the expedition was difficult and harrowing, ironically Lawson felt that "the happiest days of my life have been spent in the depths of an Asiatic forest. I had then no care or thought for the future.
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"Another wonderful book of Adventure." -Notes and Queries, 1905
"Lawson's principal rhetorical strategy harnessed the obsessive descriptive detail commonly associated with naturalist explorers but couched it in the modest, bluff language of plain-speaking gentleman amateurism." -Parodic Precision: The Wanderings of John Lawson
According to John Lawson when he first formed the idea of penetrating into the interior of Siam, and working his way down towards the Malay Peninsula, no one would accompany him. Eventually he convinced an officer of the Bengal Native Infantry and his friend to accompany him.
According to Lawson, the arrangements for the journey were that they should penetrate into the kingdom of Siam, by way of Pegu and Sittang, and thence work their way down to Bangkok. The party agreed to perform the journey leisurely, and along the route to enjoy tiger-hunting and other sports, as circumstances might permit. A number of native servants were hired, and pack-oxen purchased to carry their baggage.
In 1876, Lawson published an account of his adventurous journey in "A Narrative of Travel and Sport in Burmah, Siam and the Malay Peninsula," in which the author relates hair-raising close encounters with tree-dwelling jungle people and jungle beasts, including man-eating tigers, wild elephants, tapirs, giant pythons. Various ruins of ancient civilizations are described when encountered.
In describing one violent tiger hunt, Lawson relates:
"With a savage, barking sort of growl, the tiger flew out at me, and made a tremendous spring. By stooping I avoided the beast, which went over my head and alighted six or seven, feet beyond me, and either in agony or rage, rolled over then got up and galloped straight at the blacks, who fled like a flock of sheep. But pussy got hold of one fellow in spite of the shots fired by his companions, and I think I never in my life heard a man howl so pitifully..."
In another violent encounter with a tiger, an elephant would save the day:
"The creature springing up with frightful fury, fixed itself on the neck of the elephant, and attacked the driver. The poor wretch yelled in his fright, and fell to the ground, followed by the enraged brute, who would soon have made short work of him had not the sagacious elephant interfered. Seizing the monster round the neck with its trunk, it swung it up above my head and brought it to the earth with a tremendous crash. The elephant, trumpeting angrily, dashed upon it with fury, impaled it with its tusks, threw it many times into the air, and trampled it under foot...."
Another time, Lawson had a "sharp encounter" with a rhinoceros:
"He wheeled round and charged with the rapidity of a flash of lightning before Captain Lacy had time to fire a shot. I had not time to rise and get out of the way, and only saved myself by rolling over and over in a very undignified manner. It is almost marvellous that the rhinoceros did not see me; but his whole attention was concentrated on the bush, which he appeared to think was the foe from whence the attack proceeded. He trampled over it, breaking it down with the weight of his huge body, and commenced to rip it to pieces with his horn..."
Although the expedition was difficult and harrowing, ironically Lawson felt that "the happiest days of my life have been spent in the depths of an Asiatic forest. I had then no care or thought for the future.
A Narrative of Travel and Sport in Burmah, Siam and the Malay Peninsula
"Seizing me by the left thigh, the tiger shook me as a dog shakes a rat; and then, growling horribly, dragged me at a tremendous rate through the thick undergrowth ..."
"Another wonderful book of Adventure." -Notes and Queries, 1905
"Lawson's principal rhetorical strategy harnessed the obsessive descriptive detail commonly associated with naturalist explorers but couched it in the modest, bluff language of plain-speaking gentleman amateurism." -Parodic Precision: The Wanderings of John Lawson
According to John Lawson when he first formed the idea of penetrating into the interior of Siam, and working his way down towards the Malay Peninsula, no one would accompany him. Eventually he convinced an officer of the Bengal Native Infantry and his friend to accompany him.
According to Lawson, the arrangements for the journey were that they should penetrate into the kingdom of Siam, by way of Pegu and Sittang, and thence work their way down to Bangkok. The party agreed to perform the journey leisurely, and along the route to enjoy tiger-hunting and other sports, as circumstances might permit. A number of native servants were hired, and pack-oxen purchased to carry their baggage.
In 1876, Lawson published an account of his adventurous journey in "A Narrative of Travel and Sport in Burmah, Siam and the Malay Peninsula," in which the author relates hair-raising close encounters with tree-dwelling jungle people and jungle beasts, including man-eating tigers, wild elephants, tapirs, giant pythons. Various ruins of ancient civilizations are described when encountered.
In describing one violent tiger hunt, Lawson relates:
"With a savage, barking sort of growl, the tiger flew out at me, and made a tremendous spring. By stooping I avoided the beast, which went over my head and alighted six or seven, feet beyond me, and either in agony or rage, rolled over then got up and galloped straight at the blacks, who fled like a flock of sheep. But pussy got hold of one fellow in spite of the shots fired by his companions, and I think I never in my life heard a man howl so pitifully..."
In another violent encounter with a tiger, an elephant would save the day:
"The creature springing up with frightful fury, fixed itself on the neck of the elephant, and attacked the driver. The poor wretch yelled in his fright, and fell to the ground, followed by the enraged brute, who would soon have made short work of him had not the sagacious elephant interfered. Seizing the monster round the neck with its trunk, it swung it up above my head and brought it to the earth with a tremendous crash. The elephant, trumpeting angrily, dashed upon it with fury, impaled it with its tusks, threw it many times into the air, and trampled it under foot...."
Another time, Lawson had a "sharp encounter" with a rhinoceros:
"He wheeled round and charged with the rapidity of a flash of lightning before Captain Lacy had time to fire a shot. I had not time to rise and get out of the way, and only saved myself by rolling over and over in a very undignified manner. It is almost marvellous that the rhinoceros did not see me; but his whole attention was concentrated on the bush, which he appeared to think was the foe from whence the attack proceeded. He trampled over it, breaking it down with the weight of his huge body, and commenced to rip it to pieces with his horn..."
Although the expedition was difficult and harrowing, ironically Lawson felt that "the happiest days of my life have been spent in the depths of an Asiatic forest. I had then no care or thought for the future.
"Another wonderful book of Adventure." -Notes and Queries, 1905
"Lawson's principal rhetorical strategy harnessed the obsessive descriptive detail commonly associated with naturalist explorers but couched it in the modest, bluff language of plain-speaking gentleman amateurism." -Parodic Precision: The Wanderings of John Lawson
According to John Lawson when he first formed the idea of penetrating into the interior of Siam, and working his way down towards the Malay Peninsula, no one would accompany him. Eventually he convinced an officer of the Bengal Native Infantry and his friend to accompany him.
According to Lawson, the arrangements for the journey were that they should penetrate into the kingdom of Siam, by way of Pegu and Sittang, and thence work their way down to Bangkok. The party agreed to perform the journey leisurely, and along the route to enjoy tiger-hunting and other sports, as circumstances might permit. A number of native servants were hired, and pack-oxen purchased to carry their baggage.
In 1876, Lawson published an account of his adventurous journey in "A Narrative of Travel and Sport in Burmah, Siam and the Malay Peninsula," in which the author relates hair-raising close encounters with tree-dwelling jungle people and jungle beasts, including man-eating tigers, wild elephants, tapirs, giant pythons. Various ruins of ancient civilizations are described when encountered.
In describing one violent tiger hunt, Lawson relates:
"With a savage, barking sort of growl, the tiger flew out at me, and made a tremendous spring. By stooping I avoided the beast, which went over my head and alighted six or seven, feet beyond me, and either in agony or rage, rolled over then got up and galloped straight at the blacks, who fled like a flock of sheep. But pussy got hold of one fellow in spite of the shots fired by his companions, and I think I never in my life heard a man howl so pitifully..."
In another violent encounter with a tiger, an elephant would save the day:
"The creature springing up with frightful fury, fixed itself on the neck of the elephant, and attacked the driver. The poor wretch yelled in his fright, and fell to the ground, followed by the enraged brute, who would soon have made short work of him had not the sagacious elephant interfered. Seizing the monster round the neck with its trunk, it swung it up above my head and brought it to the earth with a tremendous crash. The elephant, trumpeting angrily, dashed upon it with fury, impaled it with its tusks, threw it many times into the air, and trampled it under foot...."
Another time, Lawson had a "sharp encounter" with a rhinoceros:
"He wheeled round and charged with the rapidity of a flash of lightning before Captain Lacy had time to fire a shot. I had not time to rise and get out of the way, and only saved myself by rolling over and over in a very undignified manner. It is almost marvellous that the rhinoceros did not see me; but his whole attention was concentrated on the bush, which he appeared to think was the foe from whence the attack proceeded. He trampled over it, breaking it down with the weight of his huge body, and commenced to rip it to pieces with his horn..."
Although the expedition was difficult and harrowing, ironically Lawson felt that "the happiest days of my life have been spent in the depths of an Asiatic forest. I had then no care or thought for the future.
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| BN ID: | 2940186630425 |
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| Publisher: | Far West Travel Adventure |
| Publication date: | 08/28/2022 |
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