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Nonfiction Works by C. T. Stoneham

Books

Wanderings in Wild Africa (1932)
This volume includes chapters detailing Stoneham's experiences on five safaris, as well as practical information on how to hunt big-game and organize an expedition. This book was reprinted in 1957 under the title Wildest Africa.

Hunting Wild Beasts with Rifle and Camera (1933)
This book includes various accounts of Stoneham's experiences while hunting wild animals.

Africa All Over: Trading, Hunting and Transport (1934)
In this book Stoneham recalls several hunting and gold-prospecting adventures he experienced in Kenya during the 1920s.

Mau Mau (1953)
This book provides a fascinating and informative background to the Mau Mau insurrection which took place in Kenya in the 1950s.

Big Stuff: African Big Game and its Hunters (1954)
A book about various hunting adventures in the East African bush during the golden age of Safari.

Out of Barbarism (1955)
An interesting and detailed account of the transition to independence in Kenya and aspects of the Mau Mau rebellion, as told from the point of view of a settler.

From Hobo to Hunter (1956)
Stoneham's autobiography.
"Actor, hobo, navvy, lumberjack, barber, waiter, soldier, whitehunter: Stoneham was each in turn."

Articles

"Who's Who in The Blue"
The Blue Magazine, June 1926 (this is a biographical piece about C. T. Stoneham)

"The Native Knows What He Wants"
The Daily Mail, July 27, 1927 (as by G. Stoneham)

"Lion-Hunting almost Cost me My Life"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), May 24, 1931
The Evening Express (Liverpool), July 17, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "Nearly Torn to Pieces by Wounded Lioness")

"Chased by Thirty Wild Buffalo"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), May 17, 1931
The Evening Express (Liverpool), July 24, 1931

"When a Raging Elephant Brought Me Face to Face with Death"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), May 10, 1931
The Evening Express (Liverpool), July 31, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "Face to face with Death")
The South Wales Argus, July 25, 1931
The Birmingham Evening Mail, October 26, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "Face to Face with a Wounded Elephant")

"When Death Came Tearing Through the Forest Thorns at Me"
The South Wales Argus, August 8, 1931

"Ghoulish Undertaker of the Jungle"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), June 14, 1931
The South Wales Argus, August 15, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "The Hyena—Ghoulish Undertaker of the Desert")
The Evening Express (Liverpool), August 21, 1931

"My Life Saved by Cigarette Smoke"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), May 31, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "When a Mad, Wounded Rhino Ran Right Over Me in the Bush")
The Evening Express (Liverpool), August 14, 1951 (this article is reprinted here under the title "When a Mad, Wounded Rhino Ran Right Over Me in the Bush")
The Alcester Chronicle (Warwickshire), August 29, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "When a Mad, Wounded Rhino Ran Right Over Me in the Bush")
The Birmingham Evening Mail, November 7, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "Life Saved by Cigarette Smoke: Wounded Rhino's Mad Charge")

"Bare-Handed Battle with Leopard"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), June 7, 1931
The Evening Express (Liverpool), August 7, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "Bare-Handed Battles with Leopards")
The South Wales Argus, August 29, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "Bare-Handed Battle with Leopard Terror of the Forest")
The Birmingham Evening Mail, October 17, 1931 (this article is reprinted here under the title "Battles with Leopards")

"Chivvied by a Crocodile"
The Star, February 27, 1932 (an extract from the book Wanderings in Wild Africa)

"My Jungle Thrill"
The Manchester Evening News, June 6, 1932

"The Terror of Kima"
Cassell's Magazine, August 1932 (part one of the "Blazing the Trail in Tropical Africa" series)

"The Intrepid Shepherd"
Cassell's Magazine, September 1932 (part two of the "Blazing the Trail in Tropical Africa" series)

"Barehanded Battle with Leopards"
The Southern Cross (Adelaide, South Australia), October 7, 1932 (part of the "Big Game Hunter" series)

"Getting Through"
Cassell's Magazine, October 1932 (part three of the "Blazing the Trail in Tropical Africa" series)

"The Golden Lure"
Cassell's Magazine, November 1932 (part four of the "Blazing the Trail in Tropical Africa" series)

"Shooting Ivory"
Cassell's Magazine, December 1932 (part five of the "Blazing the Trail in Tropical Africa" series)

"One-Eyed Crocodile that Harboured Wizard's Spirit"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), October 15, 1933
This true story was told to Stoneham by a veteran of safari hunts in Africa.

"Cancelled Death Curse"
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle upon Tyne), November 5, 1933

"The Millionaires' Massacre"
The Passing Show, April 21, 1934

"The Zulu's Revenge!"
The Modern Boy, January 12, 1935

"Guerilla War"
The News Chronicle, (issue date unknown)
The Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle (a newspaper published in Singapore), October 20, 1935

"Big-Game Hunting Thrill"
The New Zealand Herald, June 27, 1936

"Terror of the Jungle"
The New Zealand Herald, July 4, 1936

"Dangerous Beast at Bay"
The New Zealand Herald, July 11, 1936

"Duel to the Death"
The New Zealand Herald, July 18, 1936

"Episode in Africa"
The Storyteller, February 1937

"The Coming of the Bombers"
Britannia and Eve, November 1940

"About Lions"
Britannia and Eve, May 1949

"A Symphony of Wildlife"
Britannia and Eve, January 1950

"The Deadliest Beast"
Courier, September 1952

"Hunting Africa's Big Five"
The Eagle Annual, Hulton Press, 1953

"The Giraffe at Home"
Boy's Own Companion No. 5, ed. Jack Cox, Lutterworth Press, 1963

"Another Look at C. T. Stoneham and Kaspa"
Erbania, No. 59, Spring 1989 (this is an article by Peter Ogden)

Poems

"The Desert Trail"
The Blue Magazine, June 1928 (as by Thurley Stoneham)

"The Starlight Trail"
Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine, May 14, 1938 (as by Tom B. Stone; a house pseudonym)

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