THE HUNTING-GROUNDS OF THE OLD WORLD. XUl 



was unavoidable to inflict an awful amount of suiFering before bringing 

 to bay the grandest quarry that the animal kingdom affords to the 

 hunter. 



With these hurried remarks, which want of space alone prevents our 

 adding largely to, we leave the work with the greatest confidence to the 

 reading world in general, and in particular to that portion of it who are 

 smitten with the ardor venaticus, as the most interesting, as well as in- 

 structive, production of the kind which has appeared since the days of the 

 immortal Nimrod. 



" SATURDAY EEVIEW," June 16th, 1860. 



" H. A. L.'s" book is exceediagly amusing, and its blemishes are very few 

 and very pardonable. 



" THE ATHENAEUM," Septemhev 1, 1860. 



The " Old Shekarry " not only leads us through the great forests of the 

 south of India, and over the plains of the Deccan, but presents us with 

 other multiform experiences ; wandering now into the mountains of Cir- 

 cassia, and now to the African plains. The "Old Shekarry" has many 

 things to tell us which have no smack of the shambles in them. In one of 

 his forest rambles he encountered specimens of the wild races who live in 

 trees, deep in the recesses of the mighty Indian jungles, and who seem to 

 have nothing human but the name of man. 



After a life of adventure in the far East, it is no wonder that our Author 

 sought in the Crimea a renewal of excitement. When pale peace again 

 made its unwelcome appearance, he betook himself once more to the 

 hunting-grounds ; and, wandering into Circassia, adventured the ascent of 

 the giant mountain El-Bruz. 



The reader will pass with satisfaction to a very sensible chapter on 

 breech-loaders and rifle practice, with which the work concludes. On such 

 a subject, the authority ot such a writer is great ; and we are glad to have 

 our own opinion confirmed as to the superiority of the new weapons, and 

 the breech-loading improvement generally. For the rest, the volunteer 

 may glean some useful hints from a writer who speaks of Hythe with more 

 than Hythe experience. 



