Green Hills of AfricaGreen Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December of 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip. In examining the poetic grace of the chase, and the ferocity of the kill, Hemingway also looks inward, seeking to explain the lure of the hunt and the primal undercurrent that comes alive on the plains of Africa. Yet Green Hills of Africa is also an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape, and of the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. |
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... tell me , who is the greatest writer in America ? " " My husband , " said my wife . " No. I do not mean for you to ... tell me . Please tell me . " " Well , " I said , " we have 19 GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA.
... tell me , who is the greatest writer in America ? " " My husband , " said my wife . " No. I do not mean for you to ... tell me . Please tell me . " " Well , " I said , " we have 19 GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA.
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... Tell us the rest of that . " " Lay off me . I only said that once when I was drunk . " " Once , " said P. O. M. " Doesn't he tell us that every night ? " " By God , I am a good bird shot . " " Amazing , " said Pop . " I never would have ...
... Tell us the rest of that . " " Lay off me . I only said that once when I was drunk . " " Once , " said P. O. M. " Doesn't he tell us that every night ? " " By God , I am a good bird shot . " " Amazing , " said Pop . " I never would have ...
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... tell ? Isn't the anecdote complete ? It's just like the old man tells them . " " Go ahead and tell . " " Too much the old timer about him . Eyes used to vast distances and that sort of thing . Killed too many bloody lions . No credit ...
... tell ? Isn't the anecdote complete ? It's just like the old man tells them . " " Go ahead and tell . " " Too much the old timer about him . Eyes used to vast distances and that sort of thing . Killed too many bloody lions . No credit ...
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