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Death by Moonlight Paperback – January 1, 2001

by Robert Henriques (Author)
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There were only two words to describe the Dafur Desert in 1930 – Dangerous and Remote! Perched as it was on the extreme western edge of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Dafur was the size of France, as hot as Hades, and populated by some of the wildest nomadic tribesmen in Africa. In short, it wasn’t the kind of place you went to for a light-hearted camping holiday. Of course Robert Henriques and his mates were not that sort at all. They were serving officers in the British Imperial system and were already used to being posted to all sorts of dangerous and obscure places. So the idea of heading off into the bush for several months of lion-hunting, armed with not much more than a native guide and a sense of humour, seemed perfectly plausible to these men who were used to daily miracles. What followed was a classic example of British resolve and adventure. Henriques makes interesting observations about life in those days, from breakfasting on “miserable little Sudan eggs and tinned pears” to reminding the reader to take care his wrist watch doesn’t spook the “strap the luminous dial inside your arm so as not to show”. The resulting book is a look back in time, when values were different and big game hunting was considered good form. Amply illustrated with photographs taken by the author and his companions, this book tells of life on the trail unlike anything found today.
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  1. Print length
    408 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Long Riders Guild Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    5.71 x 0.94 x 8.46 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    159048097X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1590480977
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Long Riders Guild Pr (January 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 159048097X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590480977
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.71 x 0.94 x 8.46 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Mungo__Park
4.0 out of 5 stars moderately entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2021
the author travelled to the Darfur region of The Sudan on a hunting trip, accompanied by his wife and a friend from the Sudan colonial administration. They hunted lions and leopards with some success and the author also tried but failed to hunt kudu. Of greater interest than the hunting bits are the other adventures he has along the way and his descriptions of the country and peoples in it. overall was a pleasant read.
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