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An exciting and captivating retelling of the life and adventures of "the world's greatest hunter."
From a review in the Journal of the African Society by W. L. Sclater:
"ALL admirers of Selous will be glad to have Mr. Millais' life of their hero. Selous was a man with numberless friends and acquaintances. Truthfulness, honesty, and entire absence of self-consciousness were his chief characteristics. No man ever doubted his word, and, of course, his bravery was beyond compare. Though he never boasted, he was always ready to talk of his adventures in early life; and his power of narration was fascinating. Fearless for the right and dauntless in the face of danger, he won the hearts of all men, black and white, Englishmen and Boers. His life was full of incident, and Mr. Millais has done well to recount many portions of it in his own words, either from his published works or many of his letters.
"It is undoubtedly due to his singularly winning personality and his simple and truthful character that Selous has won such a great reputation among English-speaking people. He was a great hunter, had a wonderful constitution and extraordinary physical vigour, and had an untiring love of nature that he demonstrated in the pursuit of any specimen that was new to him.
"We are very much indebted to Mr. Millais for the faithful picture he has given us of his friend and hero. For the early days he has made use of Selous' own autobiography. For his adventures in South Africa he has relied on the "Hunter's Wanderings," "Travel and Adventure," and "Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia," the three books which brought Selous' name before the public. During the later years, Mr. Millais came himself to be on very intimate terms with Selous, and he quotes largely from their correspondence as also from the letters that passed between Selous and ex-President Roosevelt. Some of these last are of very considerable interest, and reveal the great admiration which these two men had for each other.
Selous' name will never be forgotten in Africa and among those who love the wild and free life of the pioneer of civilisation."
