Project Gutenberg 2009-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 84 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Giraffe Hunters Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Giraffe Hunters" by Captain Mayne Reid is an adventure novel written in the late 19th century. 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. As the story unfolds, their journey is filled with encounters with diverse wildlife and the challenges of navigating the African wilderness. The opening of the novel sets the stage for this adventurous expedition in Southern Africa. The young hunters are introduced around a campfire on the banks of the Limpopo River, where they discuss their upcoming journey and the various motivations that led them to seek out the adventure. Hans is keen on expanding his knowledge of natural history, while Groot Willem dreams of hunting magnificent game. The narrative reveals their camaraderie and the mix of excitement and anxiety they feel about the dangers that await. The introduction of characters like Congo, the Kaffir, and Swartboy, the Bushman, adds to the anticipation of the perils and discoveries that lie ahead in their quest for giraffes and other wildlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en South Africa -- Fiction Hunting stories PR PZ Text Animals-Wild-Trapping Browsing: Literature Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Fiction 577400 577409 2024-09-12T06:13:14.513155 2023-09-12T09:42:38.427530 text/html text/html 581576 2009-01-27T11:10:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 617944 2009-01-27T11:10:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 685365 2024-09-12T06:13:23.451662 application/epub+zip 695332 2024-09-12T06:13:16.425146 application/epub+zip 262805 2024-09-12T06:13:15.326156 application/epub+zip 913911 2024-09-12T06:13:28.478641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899266 2024-09-12T06:13:22.508618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468033 2022-09-13T05:48:32.538508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552519 552494 2024-09-12T06:13:13.597193 2023-09-12T09:42:37.588463 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 552432 2009-01-27T11:10:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199453 2009-01-27T11:10:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19036 2024-09-12T06:13:28.617582 application/rdf+xml 12148 2024-09-12T06:13:15.697154 image/jpeg 3289 2024-09-12T06:13:15.510152 image/jpeg 664211 2024-09-12T06:13:14.581221 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia