The Lion Hunter

"Described as...the greatest hunter of his day, Gordon-Cumming arrived at the Cape in 1843...hunted in Africa for five years until 1849, later writing about his exploits in his bestselling autobiography." -When the Last Lion Roars (2018) "Roualeyn Gordon Cumming gave a terrible description of a night attack upon his camp, when a lion bounded over the thorn fence." -Samuel Baker, Wild Beasts and Their Ways "There was a demand for books, such as Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming's...which briefly out