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African Camp Fires is a collection of short stories written by Stewart Edward White, an American author and adventurer who spent several years in Africa during the early 20th century. The book is a captivating account of White's experiences in the African wilderness, where he encountered a wide range of animals, people, and landscapes. The stories are filled with vivid descriptions of the African savannah, the wildlife that inhabits it, and the people who call it home. White's writing is both informative and entertaining, providing readers with a glimpse into a world that is both beautiful and dangerous. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in African wildlife, adventure, and travel.1928. Frontispiece. The book begins: There are many interesting hotels scattered about the world, with a few of which I am acquainted and with a great many of which I am not. Of course all hotels are interesting, from one point of view or another. In fact the surest way to fix an audience��s attention is to introduce your hero, or to display your opening chorus in the lobby or along the facade of a hotel. The life, the movement and color, the shifting individualities, the pretense, the bluff, the self-consciousness, the independence, the ennui, the darting or lounging servants, the very fact that of those before your eyes seven out of ten are drawn from distant and scattered places, are sufficient in themselves to invest the smallest hostelry with glamour. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.