Preface 



If I had my way I would have, at least, a round dozen 

 of coloured plates bound up with this volume, as I love 

 colour and as many of the animals and scenes described in 

 this book are inspiring to an artist of wild-life. But to this 

 my publisher will not agree. 



When reading this record of my journey and what I 

 accomplished, I would kindly ask the indulgent reader to 

 remember that this was a " one man show." By this I mean 

 the expedition was organised and carried out entirely by 

 my wife and myself, and, unlike many similar undertakings, 

 we had no assistants and little influential Government 

 backing. We had to rely entirely on ourselves and on our 

 own efforts to carry us over the 3,600 miles of African soil 

 across which we travelled. 



The dedication of this book is justly due to Mr. James 

 J. Joicey for the financial aid he extended to the expedition 

 which was made on his behalf for entomological purposes ; 

 therefore — as two dedications are impossible — I here pay 

 my tribute to the steadfast courage and splendid comrade- 

 ship of my wife, who accompanied me on this and many 

 previous expeditions. 



As the cinematograph pictures I obtained en route, which 

 I had the honour of showing to the members of the Royal 

 Geographical Society, evoked universal admiration, and as 

 these may be considered as " screening " the book, it is 

 therefore not too much to hope that my readers may also 

 find this volume instructive and interesting. 



My thanks are due to Sir Harry Johnston, G.C.M.G., 

 K.C.B., etc., for his encouraging introduction to this book 

 and to George Talbot, Esq., F.E.S., the Curator of the Hill 

 Museum, for the trouble he has taken in revising my MS., 



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