The Man-Eaters of Tsavo


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(4.3 stars; 46 reviews)

In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda Railway at the Tsavo River, as many as 135 railway workers were attacked at night, dragged into the wilderness, and devoured by two male lions.

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the autobiographical account of Royal Engineer Lt. Col. J.H. Patterson's African adventures. Among them, his hunt for the two man-eaters.

This book was the basis for the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness.
(Summary by James Christopher) (6 hr 22 min)

Chapitres

01 – Preface, Forward, Chapter I - MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO 20:28 Lu par James Christopher
02 – Chapter II - THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MAN-EATERS 11:37 Lu par Jersey City Frankie
03 – Chapter III - THE ATTACK ON THE GOODS-WAGON 13:16 Lu par TriciaG
04 – Chapter IV - THE BUILDING OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE 10:42 Lu par TriciaG
05 – Chapter V - TROUBLES WITH THE WORKMEN 16:16 Lu par TriciaG
06 – Chapter VI - THE REIGN OF TERROR 15:55 Lu par TriciaG
07 – Chapter VII - THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE 8:33 Lu par Neeru Iyer
08 – Chapter VIII - THE DEATH OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER 12:49 Lu par Diapadion
09 – Chapter IX - THE DEATH OF THE SECOND MAN-EATER 16:10 Lu par Diapadion
10 – Chapter X - THE COMPLETION OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE 8:12 Lu par Diapadion
11 – Chapter XI - THE SWAHILI AND OTHER NATIVE TRIBES 11:05 Lu par James Christopher
12 – Chapter XII - A NIGHT AFTER HIPPO 14:09 Lu par Jersey City Frankie
13 – Chapter XIII - A DAY ON THE N'DUNGU ESCARPMENT 11:30 Lu par SallyMc
14 – Chapter XIV - THE FINDING OF THE MAN-EATERS' DEN 15:06 Lu par Jersey City Frankie
15 – Chapter XV - UNSUCCESSFUL RHINO HUNTS 9:56 Lu par Patti Cunningham
16 – Chapter XVI - A WIDOW'S STORY 6:15 Lu par Neeru Iyer
17 – Chapter XVII - AN INFURIATED RHINO 9:53 Lu par SallyMc
18 – Chapter XVIII - LIONS ON THE ATHI PLAINS 22:56 Lu par SallyMc
19 – Chapter XIX - STRICKEN CARAVAN 12:11 Lu par Jeannie
20 – Chapter XX - DAY ON THE ATHI RIVER 11:23 Lu par Jeannie
21 – Chapter XXI - THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES 10:58 Lu par TriciaG
22 – Chapter XXII - HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE 23:47 Lu par TriciaG
23 – Chapter XXIII - A SUCCESSFUL LION HUNT 12:22 Lu par TriciaG
24 – Chapter XXIV - BHOOTA'S LAST SHIKAR 16:17 Lu par Jeannie
25 – Chapter XXV - A MAN-EATER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE 7:57 Lu par Tony Pascoe
26 – Chapter XXVI - WORK AT NAIROBI 7:14 Lu par SallyMc
27 – Chapter XXVII - THE FINDING OF THE NEW ELAND 19:49 Lu par James Christopher
28 – APPENDIX 25:49 Lu par James Christopher

Critiques

man eaters great story


(3 stars)

The first few readers were well and good. Enunciation was good and the tone was informative and easy to follow. Then the female reader began and I had to wince. it wasn't that she was inherently bad but rather that she insisted on reading EVERY sentence in the interrogative form as if there was a question mark instead of periods. it was almost unbearable and only the love of what I know to be a stellar drama kept me involved. Thankfully she doesn't read a whole lot.


(4 stars)

The readers were not so good but the content was captivating.

A Story for all Times


(4 stars)

Well written by a man’s man. A true renaissance man. A story worthy of re reading.


(5 stars)

found this book referenced in peter Chapstick's. death in the long grass great insight into the times.

Adventure!


(4.5 stars)

Rousing good story. I thought the readers did a fine job, thank you all!

Appropriate


(5 stars)

Tense. entertaining and well written and thought out.

chapter 33


(1 stars)

Terrible. Not the voice for this book.