Speak to the Earth: Wanderings and Reflections Among Elephants and Mountains [Paperback]

Vivienne De Watteville (Author), Alexander Maitland (Introduction)

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"A first-rate story of adventure, this is also a charming period piece," wrote PW of this "extraordinary story of a young woman's solo safari in East Africa from 1928 to 1929," noting particularly that "descriptions of animals and landscapes are marvelous." Photos.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books (August 2, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140110860
• ISBN-13: 978-0140110869
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,462,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Travel > Africa > Kenya

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, February 23, 2011

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This review is from: Speak to the Earth: Wanderings and Reflections Among Elephants and Mountains (Paperback)

Beautiful prose, rhapsodizing over African scenery, written by a woman with the time and money to indulge herself in a trip to Africa. I was able to overlook some of the dated, what would now be considered politically incorrect, references and observations, but her matter-of-fact admission, about a quarter of the way through, that she has to beat her little dog, took the sheen off her so-called love of the animal kingdom. This is the only book I have ever thrown in the trash can.