Man-Eaters of Tsavo

Author(s)

• John Henry Patterson

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)

1. 01 – Preface, Forward, Chapter I - MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO
2. 02 – Chapter II - THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE MAN-EATERS
3. 03 – Chapter III - THE ATTACK ON THE GOODS-WAGON
4. 04 – Chapter IV - THE BUILDING OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE
5. 05 – Chapter V - TROUBLES WITH THE WORKMEN
6. 06 – Chapter VI - THE REIGN OF TERROR
7. 07 – Chapter VII - THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE
8. 08 – Chapter VIII - THE DEATH OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER
9. 09 – Chapter IX - THE DEATH OF THE SECOND MAN-EATER
10. 10 – Chapter X - THE COMPLETION OF THE TSAVO BRIDGE
11. 11 – Chapter XI - THE SWAHILI AND OTHER NATIVE TRIBES
12. 12 – Chapter XII - A NIGHT AFTER HIPPO
13. 13 – Chapter XIII - A DAY ON THE N'DUNGU ESCARPMENT
14. 14 – Chapter XIV - THE FINDING OF THE MAN-EATERS' DEN
15. 15 – Chapter XV - UNSUCCESSFUL RHINO HUNTS
16. 16 – Chapter XVI - A WIDOW'S STORY
17. 17 – Chapter XVII - AN INFURIATED RHINO
18. 18 – Chapter XVIII - LIONS ON THE ATHI PLAINS
19. 19 – Chapter XIX - STRICKEN CARAVAN
20. 20 – Chapter XX - DAY ON THE ATHI RIVER
21. 21 – Chapter XXI - THE MASAI AND OTHER TRIBES
22. 22 – Chapter XXII - HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE
23. 23 – Chapter XXIII - A SUCCESSFUL LION HUNT
24. 24 – Chapter XXIV - BHOOTA'S LAST SHIKAR
25. 25 – Chapter XXV - A MAN-EATER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE
26. 26 – Chapter XXVI - WORK AT NAIROBI
27. 27 – Chapter XXVII - THE FINDING OF THE NEW ELAND
28. 28 – APPENDIX