Summary of Wilbur Smith's On Leopard Rock

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Africa is a vast, ancient continent with endless plains and forests. It is a country of death and renewal, and humans are only visiting.
#2 A hunter was watching a pride of lions feed on a carcass, when he saw a lioness climb onto her back legs and begin feeding. He never shot the lioness, because he knew that he would be in big trouble if he harmed a female.
#3 The hunting impulse is part of every man’s soul. Some suppress it, some disguise it in behavior that appears strange and unknowable, and some start wars. I choose to constantly move forward, never looking back.
#4 The big game hunter is no longer revered, and our heroes have changed. We have media icons, celebrities, and perhaps not as real as the gods of the past.

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 04 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669349754
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Wilbur Smith's On Leopard Rock
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Africa is a vast, ancient continent with endless plains and forests. It is a country of death and renewal, and humans are only visiting.

#2

A hunter was watching a pride of lions feed on a carcass, when he saw a lioness climb onto her back legs and begin feeding. He never shot the lioness, because he knew that he would be in big trouble if he harmed a female.

#3

The hunting impulse is part of every man’s soul. Some suppress it, some disguise it in behavior that appears strange and unknowable, and some start wars. I choose to constantly move forward, never looking back.

#4

The big game hunter is no longer revered, and our heroes have changed. We have media icons, celebrities, and perhaps not as real as the gods of the past.

#5

I once saw an elephant that was almost ready to die. Its huge tusks were a heavy burden, and its joints ached from every step. Yet it was defiant, unbending, and purposeful. I had to decide quickly or the bull would sense my presence and charge.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

My father, Herbert, was my hero. He was a practical, active man who loved to explore the countryside. I remember the time as if it was yesterday when I first saw what my father was capable of when confronted by danger.

#2

My father’s group would set out to hunt, usually starting with the buffalo, sable and reedbuck, and eventually moving on to the elephants. They would travel north to reconnoiter the best hunting grounds.

#3

The author’s father was sent to kill the man-eating lions. He brought his rifle and his flashlight, but he was half-asleep and bloodied his nose on the tent pole when he went out. The lion charged when it saw him.

#4

I was with my family in the Kruger National Park when a lion attack occurred. I was shocked but my father, who was standing next to me, was not afraid at all and even managed to kill two of the lions.

#5

The human need to seek out heroes is deep-seated, and has been recognized by storytellers since Homer wrote the Iliad nearly three thousand years ago. My father was a hero for me and my entire family.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

I wanted to be a writer from an early age. I loved telling stories, and it was a skill I had been honing from the moment I could read. But my father had always had a deep-seated distrust of stories.

#2

I had made the mistake of writing a book that was too political and did not take into account the lives of Africans. It was rejected everywhere. I tried to forget about it, but my agent encouraged me to try again.

#3

I knew I was not without talent. I had already published a piece of fiction called On Flinders’ Face in a magazine called Argosy, which had been accepted and published under the pseudonym Steven Lawrence.

#4

I had been climbing with a group of friends, and I had had a close call. I had been too confident, and the cliff gave way beneath me. I was saved by my friend Colin Butler, who pulled me back to the ledge.

#5

I was determined to do the same again. I had my life to draw on. I had vivid memories of my childhood, living half-feral on my father’s cattle ranch.