The vast wilderness of Africa has inspired R. M. Ballantyne to set plots of several of his novels on the Black Continent; from safari tales and wild animal hunting to political thrillers and stories of tyrant monarch.
Table of Contents:
The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa
Hunting the Lions
Black Ivory: A Tale of Adventures among the Slavers of East Africa
The Settler and the Savage: A Tale of Peace and War in South Africa
The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
The Middy and the Moors: An Algerine Story
Six Months at the Cape

Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish author of adventure fiction, best known for his western stories and sea tales. Ballantyne went to Canada aged 16 where he traded with the local Native Americans for furs. It required him to learn about them, to travel by canoe and sleigh, and those experiences formed the basis for many of his novels. Upon returning home, Ballantyne gave up business to focus on his literary career, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited some of his water-colors at the Royal Scottish Academy.