The Man-Eaters of Tsavo


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(4.3 stars; 40 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)

Chapters

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

Reviews

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.

Adventure!


(4.5 stars)

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


(4 stars)

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

Appropriate


(5 stars)

Tense. entertaining and well written and thought out.

chapter 33


(1 stars)

Terrible. Not the voice for this book.