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Samuel Baker lived as a reputed Victorian Nimrod and was a milestone in the history of modern hunting through his works and deeds.
The most interesting article in the December 1891 edition of the English Illustrated Magazine was Sir Samuel Baker's 30-page account of "Tigers and Tiger-Hunting." It is this article that has been republished here for the convenience of the interested reader.
Sir Samuel Baker was a veritable Nimrod and was as familiar with tigers as most people are with cats. In this article Baker begins with a description of the tiger habits and characteristics and then relates in graphic detail an arduous hunt for a man-eating tiger.
Sir Samuel White Baker, (1821 – 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin (today's South Sudan and Northern Uganda) between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the discoverer of Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Baker wrote a considerable number of books and published articles. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Other friendships were with explorers Henry Morton Stanley, Roderick Murchison, John H. Speke and James A. Grant, with the ruler of Egypt Pasha Ismail The Magnificent, Major-General Charles George Gordon and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
Other works of Sir Samuel White Baker include:
The Rifle And Hound In Ceylon. (1853)
Eight Years' Wanderings In Ceylon. (1855)
The Albert N'Yanza Great Basin Of The Nile; And Exploration Of The Nile Sources. (1866)
The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia; And The Sword Of Hamran Arabs. (1867)
Cast Up By The Sea Or The Adventures Of Ned Grey, A Book For Boys. (1869)
Ismailia – A Narrative Of The Expedition To Central Africa For The Suppression Of Slave Trade, Organised By Ismail, Khadive Of Egypt. (1874)
Cyprus As I Saw It In 1879 (1879)
In The Heart Of Africa. (1886)
Wild Beasts And Their Ways, Reminescenses Of Europe, Asia, Africa And America. (1890)
True Tales For My Grandsons. (1891)
Books about Sir Samuel White Baker
Murray, T. Douglas; White, Arthur S. (1895). Sir Samuel White Baker: A Memoir. London: MacMillan & Co.
Middleton, Dorothy (1949).
Baker Of The Nile. London: Falcon Press.
Shipman, Pat (2004). To The Heart Of The Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa. New York
Brander, Michael (1982). The Perfect Victorian Hero. The Life And Times Of Sir Samuel White Baker
Thormanby, T. R. (2007). Four Fathers of Big Game Hunting – Biographical Sketches Of The Sporting Lives Of William Cotton Oswell, Henry Astbury Leveson, Samuel White Baker & Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming.
The most interesting article in the December 1891 edition of the English Illustrated Magazine was Sir Samuel Baker's 30-page account of "Tigers and Tiger-Hunting." It is this article that has been republished here for the convenience of the interested reader.
Sir Samuel Baker was a veritable Nimrod and was as familiar with tigers as most people are with cats. In this article Baker begins with a description of the tiger habits and characteristics and then relates in graphic detail an arduous hunt for a man-eating tiger.
Sir Samuel White Baker, (1821 – 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin (today's South Sudan and Northern Uganda) between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the discoverer of Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Baker wrote a considerable number of books and published articles. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Other friendships were with explorers Henry Morton Stanley, Roderick Murchison, John H. Speke and James A. Grant, with the ruler of Egypt Pasha Ismail The Magnificent, Major-General Charles George Gordon and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
Other works of Sir Samuel White Baker include:
The Rifle And Hound In Ceylon. (1853)
Eight Years' Wanderings In Ceylon. (1855)
The Albert N'Yanza Great Basin Of The Nile; And Exploration Of The Nile Sources. (1866)
The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia; And The Sword Of Hamran Arabs. (1867)
Cast Up By The Sea Or The Adventures Of Ned Grey, A Book For Boys. (1869)
Ismailia – A Narrative Of The Expedition To Central Africa For The Suppression Of Slave Trade, Organised By Ismail, Khadive Of Egypt. (1874)
Cyprus As I Saw It In 1879 (1879)
In The Heart Of Africa. (1886)
Wild Beasts And Their Ways, Reminescenses Of Europe, Asia, Africa And America. (1890)
True Tales For My Grandsons. (1891)
Books about Sir Samuel White Baker
Murray, T. Douglas; White, Arthur S. (1895). Sir Samuel White Baker: A Memoir. London: MacMillan & Co.
Middleton, Dorothy (1949).
Baker Of The Nile. London: Falcon Press.
Shipman, Pat (2004). To The Heart Of The Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa. New York
Brander, Michael (1982). The Perfect Victorian Hero. The Life And Times Of Sir Samuel White Baker
Thormanby, T. R. (2007). Four Fathers of Big Game Hunting – Biographical Sketches Of The Sporting Lives Of William Cotton Oswell, Henry Astbury Leveson, Samuel White Baker & Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940185840627 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Far West Travel Adventure |
| Publication date: | 07/23/2022 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
About the Author
Sir Samuel White Baker, (1821 – 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. He also held the titles of Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin (today's South Sudan and Northern Uganda) between April 1869 and August 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the discoverer of Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Baker wrote a considerable number of books and published articles. He was a friend of King Edward VII, who as Prince of Wales, visited Baker with Queen Alexandra in Egypt. Other friendships were with explorers Henry Morton Stanley, Roderick Murchison, John H. Speke and James A. Grant, with the ruler of Egypt Pasha Ismail The Magnificent, Major-General Charles George Gordon and Maharaja Duleep Singh.
Other works of Sir Samuel White Baker include:
The Rifle And Hound In Ceylon. (1853)
Eight Years' Wanderings In Ceylon. (1855)
The Albert N'Yanza Great Basin Of The Nile; And Exploration Of The Nile Sources. (1866)
The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia; And The Sword Of Hamran Arabs. (1867)
Cast Up By The Sea Or The Adventures Of Ned Grey, A Book For Boys. (1869)
Ismailia – A Narrative Of The Expedition To Central Africa For The Suppression Of Slave Trade, Organised By Ismail, Khadive Of Egypt. (1874)
Cyprus As I Saw It In 1879 (1879)
In The Heart Of Africa. (1886)
Wild Beasts And Their Ways, Reminescenses Of Europe, Asia, Africa And America. (1890)
True Tales For My Grandsons. (1891)
Books about Sir Samuel White Baker
Murray, T. Douglas; White, Arthur S. (1895). Sir Samuel White Baker: A Memoir. London: MacMillan & Co.
Middleton, Dorothy (1949).
Baker Of The Nile. London: Falcon Press.
Shipman, Pat (2004). To The Heart Of The Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa. New York
Brander, Michael (1982). The Perfect Victorian Hero. The Life And Times Of Sir Samuel White Baker
Thormanby, T. R. (2007). Four Fathers of Big Game Hunting – Biographical Sketches Of The Sporting Lives Of William Cotton Oswell, Henry Astbury Leveson, Samuel White Baker & Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming.
Other works of Sir Samuel White Baker include:
The Rifle And Hound In Ceylon. (1853)
Eight Years' Wanderings In Ceylon. (1855)
The Albert N'Yanza Great Basin Of The Nile; And Exploration Of The Nile Sources. (1866)
The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia; And The Sword Of Hamran Arabs. (1867)
Cast Up By The Sea Or The Adventures Of Ned Grey, A Book For Boys. (1869)
Ismailia – A Narrative Of The Expedition To Central Africa For The Suppression Of Slave Trade, Organised By Ismail, Khadive Of Egypt. (1874)
Cyprus As I Saw It In 1879 (1879)
In The Heart Of Africa. (1886)
Wild Beasts And Their Ways, Reminescenses Of Europe, Asia, Africa And America. (1890)
True Tales For My Grandsons. (1891)
Books about Sir Samuel White Baker
Murray, T. Douglas; White, Arthur S. (1895). Sir Samuel White Baker: A Memoir. London: MacMillan & Co.
Middleton, Dorothy (1949).
Baker Of The Nile. London: Falcon Press.
Shipman, Pat (2004). To The Heart Of The Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa. New York
Brander, Michael (1982). The Perfect Victorian Hero. The Life And Times Of Sir Samuel White Baker
Thormanby, T. R. (2007). Four Fathers of Big Game Hunting – Biographical Sketches Of The Sporting Lives Of William Cotton Oswell, Henry Astbury Leveson, Samuel White Baker & Roualeyn George Gordon Cumming.
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