The Gorilla Hunters


Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles

(4 stars; 20 reviews)

Ralph Rover is happily at home from his adventure on The Coral Island and wondering if he should settle down when he receives a visit from an eccentric stranger that won't give his name. This visit starts him on a string of adventures that find him getting charged by rhinoceroses, chased by African natives, and facing down a larger-than-life gorilla on his own. Of course, this is only the start of his adventure in to the land of the gorillas.

Please note: this book has some words now considered derogatory, which are used in a generic way without any derogatory meaning. At the time the book was written, these words were normal language. I have endeavored to read them as such--words that were perfectly suitable in the context of their day. (Summary by Adele de Pignerolles) (7 hr 52 min)

Kapitel

In Which the Hunters Are Introduced. 27:03 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Life in the Wild Woods. 17:36 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Wherin I mount guard, and how I did it, etcetera 27:04 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Wherein will be found much that is Philosophical. 22:38 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Preparations for a grand hunt. 37:54 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Dreaming and feeding and bloody work enlarged upon. 9:30 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
We circumvent the natives. 26:30 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Peterkin distinguishes himself, and Okandaga is disposed of, etcetera. 31:12 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
I discover a strange insect, and Peterkin takes a strange flight. 22:55 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Water Appreciated--Destructive Flies, Etcetera. 12:30 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
How We Met With Our First Gorilla, and How We Served Him. 14:45 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Peterkin's Schoolday Reminiscences. 16:20 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
We get into 'The Thick of It'--Great Success. 16:54 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Our Plans are Suddenly Altered--Wicked Designs Discovered. 14:03 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
An unexpected meeting--We fly, and I make a narrow escape from an appalling fat… 18:36 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
An unfortunate delay, and a terrible visitor. 14:01 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
We visit a natural menagerie, see wonderful sights, and meet with strange adven… 20:06 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Strange and Terrible Discoveries--Jack is made commander-in-chief of an army. 20:46 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Preparations for War, and Peculiar Drill. 21:41 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
A Warlike Expedition and a Victory. 13:28 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
Arrangements for Pursuing the enemy, and sudden change of plans. 13:34 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
We Meet with a Ludricrously Awful Adventure. 14:03 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
We see strange things, and give our negro friends the slip. 15:44 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
A Long Chase, and a Happy Termination Thereof. 10:12 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles
I Have a Desperate Encounter and a Narrow Escape. 13:12 Gelesen von Adele de Pignerolles

Bewertungen

good stiry bad read


(2 stars)

lots of mispronounced words, vocal stumbles not rerecorded and edited out. very poor production value. sounds like a nervous high schooler doing a play. either speeding through the text or tripping over it never a hapoy medium.


(5 stars)

Awesome book by one of my favorite authors... but allowances have to be made for its cultural/historical perspective. The book is full of adventure.

A thilling adventure in Africa


(5 stars)

Excellent Book & Excellent Reader

josamtess


(0.5 stars)

I suppose there are still some people in this world who think big game hunting is good ‘fun’ . I listened to the chapter “a gorilla and how we served him” or similar title. It made me feel quite sick. The terrible thing is that this kind of attitude still exists today in some so called ‘civilised’ countries, countries which love guns (toys for boys).