Out of Africa / Isak Dinesen.
In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives; of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom; of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Modern Library,
1992.
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| Edition: | Modern Library edition. |
| Series: | Modern library of the world's best books.
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| Summary: | In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives; of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom; of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her; of primitive festivals; of big game that were her near neighbors--lions, rhinos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes--and of Lulu, the little gazelle who came to live with her, unbelievably ladylike and beautiful. This edition is set from the first American edition of 1937 and commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of Random House. |
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| Item Description: | Series statement from jacket. Originally published: London : Putnam, 1937. With new biographical note. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 399 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0679600213 9780679600213 |