Summary of Wilbur Smith's On Leopard Rock

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 Africa is a vast, ancient continent with endless plains and forests. It is a country of death and renewal, and humans are only visiting.

#2 A hunter was watching a pride of lions feed on a carcass, when he saw a lioness climb onto her back legs and begin feeding. He never shot the lioness, because he knew that he would be in big trouble if he harmed a female.

#3 The hunting impulse is part of every man’s soul. Some suppress it, some disguise it in behavior that appears strange and unknowable, and some start wars. I choose to constantly move forward, never looking back.

#4 The big game hunter is no longer revered, and our heroes have changed. We have media icons, celebrities, and perhaps not as real as the gods of the past.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669349754

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Insights on Wilbur Smith's On Leopard Rock

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Africa is a vast, ancient continent with endless plains and forests. It is a country of death and renewal, and humans are only visiting.

#2

A hunter was watching a pride of lions feed on a carcass, when he saw a lioness climb onto her back legs and begin feeding. He never shot the lioness, because he knew that he would be in big trouble if he harmed a female.

#3

The hunting impulse is part of every man’s soul. Some suppress it, some disguise it in behavior that appears strange and unknowable, and some start wars. I choose to constantly move forward, never looking back.

#4

The big game hunter is no longer revered, and our heroes have changed. We have media icons, celebrities, and perhaps not as real as the gods of the past.

#5

I once saw an elephant that was almost ready to die. Its huge tusks were a heavy burden, and its joints ached from every step. Yet it was defiant, unbending, and purposeful. I had to decide quickly or the bull would sense my presence and charge.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

My father, Herbert, was my hero. He was a practical, active man who loved to explore the countryside. I remember the time as if it was yesterday when I first saw what my father was capable of when confronted by danger.

#2

My father’s group would set out to hunt, usually starting with the buffalo, sable and reedbuck, and eventually moving on to the elephants. They would travel north to reconnoiter the best hunting grounds.

#3

The author’s father was sent to kill the man-eating lions. He brought his rifle and his flashlight, but he was half-asleep and bloodied his nose on the tent pole