Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time In this book, the author of "Seven Gothic Tales" gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals:...

Embark on a journey most people only dream about. Africa's wildebeest migration, Kenya's wild savannah, and Victoria Falls; India's Nilgiris Mountains, a rare Bengal tiger encounter in Bajasthan; the Buddhist festival at Gasa Dzong; The Great Wall and Beijing in China. New Year's Eve in Paris; Lapland's stunning Northern Lights; carnival in Venice; Egypt's tombs; Easter morning in Jerusalem; the Lost City of Petra. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia;...