The sporting literature world is rife with classic books describing great adventures about hunting across Africa. The earliest were largely anecdotal stories of shooting big game, buried in detailed descriptions of the early exploration by Europeans of the Dark Continent. Over time, and as Africa, particularly East Africa, become increasingly settled, more and more was written about the diversity of hunting opportunities, including books describing collecting for natural history museums, about life as a game warden, and protecting people and property from marauding wildlife. Eventually the commercial hunting safari industry grew, and with it came a proliferation of new titles detailing the exploits of traveling sportsmen and their pursuit of hunting adventure. Most of these, naturally enough, focused on hunting the Big Five, as
