THE WARS IN WILDERNESS - Action & Adventure Collection

The vast wilderness of Africa has inspired R. M. Ballantyne to set plots of several of his novels on the Black Continent; from safari tales and wild animal hunting to political thrillers and stories of tyrant monarch.

Table of Contents:

The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa

Hunting the Lions

Black Ivory: A Tale of Adventures among the Slavers of East Africa

The Settler and the Savage: A Tale of Peace and War in South Africa

The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar

Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan

The Middy and the Moors: An Algerine Story

Six Months at the Cape



Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish author of adventure fiction, best known for his western stories and sea tales. Ballantyne went to Canada aged 16 where he traded with the local Native Americans for furs. It required him to learn about them, to travel by canoe and sleigh, and those experiences formed the basis for many of his novels. Upon returning home, Ballantyne gave up business to focus on his literary career, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited some of his water-colors at the Royal Scottish Academy.