"The Giraffe Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid is an old-fashioned adventure story about a group of young men on a giraffe-hunting trip in Africa. Set in the late 1800s, the book describes the journey of Hans, Groot Willem, Arend, and Hendrik as they travel through the African wilderness hoping to trap giraffes for money. The story emphasizes the excitement and challenges they face when dealing with wild animals and difficult land. The story kicks off with the hunters sitting around a campfire near the Limpopo River, outlining their adventure. They each have individual reasons for joining the expedition: one wants to learn about wildlife, while another seeks the thrill of big game hunting. As they prepare, the book introduces supporting characters like Congo and Swartboy, hinting at the dangers and new things the group will soon experience as they look for wildlife and giraffes.
The Giraffe Hunters
By Mayne Reid
Driven by dreams of reward and adventure, a band of young hunters ventures into the African wild, where they face thrilling dangers and encounter wild beasts in their high-stakes pursuit of giraffes.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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