Frederick SelousFrederick Courteney Selous, (1851-1917) was a British explorer, officer, professional hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir Henry Rider Haggard to create the fictional Allan Quatermain character. Selous was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, Cecil Rhodes and Frederick Russell Burnham. He was pre-eminent within a group of big game hunters that included Abel Chapman and Arthur Henry Neumann. Books by Selous include: A hunter's wanderings in Africa Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa Sunshine & Storm in Rhodesia: Sport & Travel East and West Living Animals of the World Recent Hunting Trips in British North America African Nature Notes and Reminiscences Read More Read Less