Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgements xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Setting Off 7
8. Adapting to Africa 22
9. Rhodes University 34
10. Driving to Giraffeland 45
11. First Days at Fleur de Lys 53
12. Settling in at Fleur de Lys 68
13. October 83
14. November 98
15. December 112
16. Dar es Salaam 128
17. Zanzibar 147
18. Up Kilimanjaro 160
19. To Study East African Giraffe? 173
20. Heading South 187
21. Mbeya to Umtali 203
22. Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls 220
23. Back at Fleur de Lys 232
24. Leaving the Giraffe 244
25. Return to England 259
26. Epilogue 270
27. Appendix 1 275
28. Appendix 2 277
29. Selected Readings 279
30. Glossary 281
31. Life Writing Series 283
32. Books in the Life Writing Series 284