The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures, credited to John Henry Patterson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures, by J.H. Patterson. In 1898, during the construction of a 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-eating lions. This book was the basis for the 1996 film The Ghost and the Darkness. (Summary by James Christopher)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures
• Author credits: John Henry Patterson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 6:22:35

Catalogue topics

• audio book
• adventure
• non-fiction
• autobiography
• Patterson
• Africa
• lion
• train

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 01 - Preface, Forward, Chapter I - MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO — 20:29
2. 02 – Chapter II - THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MAN-EATERS — 11:38
3. 03 - Chapter III - THE ATTACK ON THE GOODS-WAGON — 13:17
4. 04 - Chapter IV - THE BUILDING OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE — 10:42
5. 05 – Chapter V - TROUBLES WITH THE WORKMEN — 16:17
6. 06 - Chapter VI - THE REIGN OF TERROR — 15:56
7. 07 – Chapter VII - THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE — 8:34
8. 08 – Chapter VIII - THE DEATH OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER — 12:49
9. 09 - Chapter IX - THE DEATH OF THE SECOND MAN-EATER — 16:10
10. 10 – Chapter X - THE COMPLETION OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE — 8:13
11. 11 – Chapter XI - THE SWAHILI AND OTHER NATIVE TRIBES — 11:05
12. 12 – Chapter XII - A NIGHT AFTER HIPPO — 14:10
13. 13 – Chapter XIII - A DAY ON THE N'DUNGU ESCARPMENT — 11:30
14. 14 – Chapter XIV - THE FINDING OF THE MAN-EATERS' DEN — 15:07
15. 15 – Chapter XV - UNSUCCESSFUL RHINO HUNTS — 9:56
16. 16 – Chapter XVI - A WIDOW'S STORY — 6:16
17. 17 – Chapter XVII - AN INFURIATED RHINO — 9:53
18. 18 – Chapter XVIII - LIONS ON THE ATHI PLAINS — 22:57
19. 19 – Chapter XIX - STRICKEN CARAVAN — 12:11
20. 20 – Chapter XX - DAY ON THE ATHI RIVER — 11:23
21. 21 - Chapter XXI - THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES — 10:58
22. 22 - Chapter XXII - HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE — 23:48
23. 23 - Chapter XXIII - A SUCCESSFUL LION HUNT — 12:22
24. 24 – Chapter XXIV - BHOOTA'S LAST SHIKAR — 16:17

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