The Young Yagers

About this eBook

Author

Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883

Title

The Young Yagers: A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Subject

Big game hunting -- Africa, Southern -- Juvenile fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

34668

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34668

Release Date

December 15, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa" — Chapter One. — The Camp of the Young Yägers. — Chapter Two. — Swartboy the Bushman and Congo the Kaffir. — Chapter Three. — How Congo Crossed a “Drift.” — Chapter Four. — A Brace of “Black Manes.” — Chapter Five. — Lions Stalking the Gemsbok. — Chapter Six. — An Angry Lioness. — Chapter Seven. — How Congo the Kaffir killed a Lioness. — Chapter Eight. — A Short Chat about Lions. — Chapter Nine. — The Unicorn. — Chapter Ten. — The Camel-Birds. — Chapter Eleven. — The Smallest of Foxes. — Chapter Twelve. — The Wingless Birds. — Chapter Thirteen. — The Fennec and the Ostrich-Eggs. — Chapter Fourteen. — The Blauw-Boks. — Chapter Fifteen. — A Brush after the Blue-Bucks. — Chapter Sixteen. — Groot Willem gets a Tumble. — Chapter Seventeen. — A Tough Struggle. — Chapter Eighteen. — The Arrow-Poison. — Chapter Nineteen. — Decoying the Old Cock. — Chapter Twenty. — A Brush with the Brindled Gnoo. — Chapter Twenty One. — A Battle with a Borelé. — Chapter Twenty Two. — The Interrupted Breakfast. — Chapter Twenty Three. — The Ostrich “Surround.” — Chapter Twenty Four. — The Odd Cock. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Blesboks and Bonteboks. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Stalking the Blesboks. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Driving the Blesboks. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — Hendrik’s Hard Gallop. — Chapter Twenty Nine. — Hendrik Chased by the Keitloa. — Chapter Thirty. — Hendrik in a State of Siege. — Chapter Thirty One. — A Singular Escape. — Chapter Thirty Two. — A Vast Herd of Antelopes. — Chapter Thirty Three. — The Lone Mountain. — Chapter Thirty Four. — The Approach to the Lone Mountain. — Chapter Thirty Five. — The Little Hyrax. — Chapter Thirty Six. — The Klipspringers. — Chapter Thirty Seven. — Hunting the Klipspringer. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — Bold Birds. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — The Waterbuck. — Chapter Forty. — The Ravenous Reptile. — Chapter Forty One. — The Guinea-Hens. — Chapter Forty Two. — Rooyebok. — Chapter Forty Three. — Four-Footed Hunters. — Chapter Forty Four. — “Widow-Birds.” — Chapter Forty Five. — The Pique-Boeufs. — Chapter Forty Six. — Charged by “Muchochos.” — Chapter Forty Seven. — A Ride upon a Rhinoceros. — Chapter Forty Eight. — Jan and the Koorhaans. — Chapter Forty Nine. — Groot Willem and the Python. — Chapter Fifty. — Groot Willem’s Great Struggle with the Snake. — Chapter Fifty One. — The Honey-Guide and Honey-Eater. — Chapter Fifty Two. — Conclusion.

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