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The Giraffe Hunters
The book follows a group of young hunters—Hans, Groot Willem, Arend, and Hendrik—as they embark on an expedition to capture giraffes in Africa, driven by both the thrill of the hunt and the promise of a monetary reward.
"The Giraffe Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid is an adventure novel. The book follows a group of young hunters—Hans, Groot Willem, Arend, and Hendrik—as they embark on an expedition to capture giraffes in Africa, driven by both the thrill of the hunt and the promise of a monetary reward.
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In that land of which we have so many records of early and high civilisation, and also such strong evidences of present barbarism,—the land of which we know so much and so little,—the land where Nature exhibits some of her most wonderful creations and greatest contrasts, and where she is also prolific in the great forms of animal and vegetable life,—there, my young reader, let us wander once more. Let us return to Africa, and encounter new scenes in company with old friends.
On the banks of the Limpopo brightly blazes a hunter’s fire, around which the reader may behold three distinct circles of animated beings. The largest is composed of horses, the second of dogs, and the lesser or inner one, of young men, whom many of my readers will recognise as old acquaintances.
I have but to mention the names of Hans and Hendrik Von Bloom, Groot Willem and Arend Van Wyk, to make known that The Young Yägers are again on a hunting expedition. In the one in which we now encounter them, not all the parties are inspired by the same hopes and desires.
Contents
- 01Arrival at the Promised Land.
- 02Chapter Two.
- 03On the Limpopo.
- 04Chapter Three.
- 05A Twin Trap.
- 06Chapter Four.
- 07In the Pits.
- 08Chapter Five.
- 09Arend Lost.
- 10Chapter Six.
- 11Spoor’em.
- 12Chapter Seven.
- 13The Lost Hunter.
- 14Chapter Eight.
- 15Rescued.
- 16Chapter Nine.
- 17An Incident of the Road.
- 18Chapter Ten.
- 19Macora.
- 20Chapter Eleven.
- 21Macora’s Kraal.
- 22Chapter Twelve.
- 23Spying out the Land.
- 24Chapter Thirteen.
- 25The Faithful “Smoke.”
- 26Chapter Fourteen.
- 27The Lagoon.
- 28Chapter Fifteen.
- 29Hippopotami.
- 30Chapter Sixteen.
- 31Hunting Hippopotami.
- 32Chapter Seventeen.
- 33To the Giraffe Country.
- 34Chapter Eighteen.
- 35A Giraffe Chase.
- 36Chapter Nineteen.
- 37The Camelopard.
- 38Chapter Twenty.
- 39A Race for Life.
- 40Chapter Twenty One.
- 41A Creature hard to kill.
- 42Chapter Twenty Two.
- 43A Separation.
- 44Chapter Twenty Three.
- 45From Bad to Worse.
- 46Chapter Twenty Four.
- 47Reunion.
- 48Chapter Twenty Five.
- 49Mistakes of a Night.
- 50Chapter Twenty Six.
- 51Captured.
- 52Chapter Twenty Seven.
- 53In Thongs.
- 54Chapter Twenty Eight.
- 55Led out to die.
- 56Chapter Twenty Nine.
- 57Just in Time.
- 58Chapter Thirty.
- 59The Hopo.
- 60Chapter Thirty One.
About this edition
- Author
- Mayne Reid
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 347 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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