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runner" (in the endurance aspect, similar as to native bushmen's concept). While in
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374:... on going around the dormitories to see that all was in order, discovered Freddy Selous, laying bare on the floor clothed only in his nightshirt. On being asked the cause of this curious behavior, he replied "Well, you see, one day I am going to be a hunter in Africa and I am just hardening myself to sleep on the ground."
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He wore a double Terai grey slouch hat, slightly on the back of his head. Khaki knickerbockers, with no puttees, bare legs, except for his socks and shirt open at the neck, with a knotted handkerchief around the neck to keep the sun off, with a long native stick in his hand. He had a rooted objection
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If there was one striking feature in his physiognomy it was his wonderful eyes, as clear and as blue as the summer sea. Nearly every one who came in contact with him noticed his eyes. They were the eyes of the man who looks into the beyond vast spaces. Instinctively one saw in them the hunter and the
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bolt-action rifle. There are quotes as to how Selous was not a crack shot, but a rather ordinary marksman, yet most agree that was just another personal statement of modesty from Selous himself. Regardless, he remains an iconic rifleman figure and, following in the tradition of others, the German
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A hunter's wanderings in Africa, being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, containing accounts of explorations beyond the
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He excelled in cricket, rugby, cycling, swimming, and tennis. He loved the outdoors, developing a rugged and robust physique by trekking, packing, marching, and hunting. He was also an accomplished rider, and he waged war and hunted much on horses. To the
African locals, he was the "best white
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man of wide views. In social intercourse, Selous had a presence that was apt to make other people look insignificant. He was adored by all his friends, and even perfect strangers seemed to come under his magnetism at the first introduction" - J. G. Millais, 1919.
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investigations, and throughout his wanderings—often among people who had never previously seen a white man—he maintained cordial relations with the chiefs and tribes, winning their confidence and esteem, notably so in the case of
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Berryman Selous, Frederick's sister drew "ten illustrations, representing the hunting-scenes which embellish my pages, all of which were drawn under my own supervision"; they were engraved in wood by
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Mr Selous is the last of the big game hunters of
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dying in battle for his country while rendering her valiant and effective service. Who could wish a better life or a better death, or desire to leave a more honorable heritage to his family and his nation?
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to wearing a cork helmet. It is impossible to forget the impression he made. He was as straight as a guardsman, with a broad deep chest, with a beautiful healthy look in his face.
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BROWN, KAREN (November 2002). "Cultural
Constructions of the Wild: The Rhetoric and Practice of Wildlife Conservation in the Cape Colony at the Turn of the Twentieth Century".
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Travel And Adventure In South-East Africa, by Frederick Courteney Selous, published by Rowland Ward And Co., London, 1893, pp. 32, 169, 187, 198, 428, 430-431, 485, 493,
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and collecting specimens of all kinds for museums and private collections. His travels added greatly to the knowledge of the country now known as
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The man-eaters of Tsavo and other East African Adventures by Lieut.-Col. J. H. Patterson, D.S.O. With a foreword by Frederick Courteney Selous
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English gentleman of the colonies, one whose real-life adventures and exploits of almost epic proportions generated successful
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The British Big-Game Hunting Tradition, Masculinity and Fraternalism with Particular Reference to "The Shikar Club"
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eggs for his collection, and he had to leave the country at once to avoid imprisonment. Then, he moved to
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The British Big-Game Hunting Tradition, Masculinity and Fraternalism with Reference to ‘The Shikar Club’
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Mandiringana, E.; Stapleton, T. J. (1998). "The Literary Legacy of Frederick Courteney Selous".
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Living Animals of the World; A Popular Natural History With One Thousand Illustrations
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preserving animal stocks for future white sportsmen.
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1721:The Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.
1666:The Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.
1639:The Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.
1614:The Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.
1432:The life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.
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1956:, J. G. Dollman, London, 1921, preface page
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1482:The Mighty Nimrod
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