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
