Natural history -- Sahara; Sahara -- Description and travel
‘Mr. Buchanan’s style is vivid and his narrative racy; he touches but
lightly on the hardships he had to endure in this arid section of the
African continent.’—_Nature._
‘Captain Buchanan is one of those travellers who can write, and he has
produced a capital book about his experiences, illustrated by a number
of good photographs.’—_The Outlook._
‘This is one of the best traveller’s books which has been published
lately. It derives its interest both from the places through which
Captain Buchanan travelled, and from the way in which he describes
them. He has the gift of a perfectly individual and natural style,
which allows him to draw vivid pictures of men, animals, and
scenery.’—_New Statesman._
‘Captain Angus Buchanan, M.C., describes the country of the Tuaregs
with charm and clarity, and illustrates the book with his own
photographs.’—_The Graphic._
‘The book before us contains a great deal of information, put forward
with remarkable clearness. . . . The descriptions of the appearance
and habits of these various animals is always vividly put. . . .
The whole narrative is “alive,” in addition to being, as has been
said, a valuable contribution to geography, ethnology, and natural
history.’—_The Shooting Times._
‘We recommend this book to all who are interested in stories of
travel. It is a straightforward account of a difficult and solitary
undertaking perseveringly carried out—and it is not only because
Captain Buchanan tells us that he and his camels travelled for over
1,400 miles, that we are left with a vivid sense of the vast distances
and boundless empty spaces of the Sahara.’—_The Near East._
* * * * *
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, LONDON, W.I
--By Captain Angus Buchanan, M.C., F.R.S.G.S.--
--WILD LIFE IN CANADA--
Numerous Photographs by the Author.
SECOND IMPRESSION. --15s.-- net.
‘Captain Buchanan’s book has the rare charm of an exquisite
simplicity, coupled with a fresh, almost boyish delight in his
questing successes. . . . May “Caribou Antler” soon return to his
beloved North, and give us yet another delightful book.’
_The Sunday Times._
‘The record of his study of birds, beasts and fishes of the Far North
is written not merely with scientific accuracy, but with a broad
outlook that must interest alike the naturalist and the ordinary
layman. . . . The book affords fascinating reading for young and
old.’—_The Daily Telegraph._
‘It is the treasure of the mind and the eye of a man of knowledge
and sensibility, exploring beyond the white man’s frontier of
Saskatchewan. . . . Commend it we can, and do, heartily.’
_The Morning Post._
--THREE YEARS OF WAR IN
EAST AFRICA--
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