Joy Adamson Bücher
Joy Adamson (geboren als Friederike Victoria Gessner 20. Jänner 1910 in Troppau, Österreich-Ungarn; gestorben 3. Jänner 1980 im Shaba-Nationalreservat in Kenia) war eine britisch-österreichische Naturforscherin, Malerin und Schriftstellerin. Sie wurde durch ihr Buch Frei geboren. Eine Löwin in zwei Welten (Originaltitel: Born Free) bekannt. Darin beschrieb sie, wie sie eine Löwin, die sie „Elsa“ taufte, aufzog.







Born free : the story of Elsa
- 480 Seiten
- 17 Lesestunden
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. In 1961, Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa the lioness, whom she had rescued as an orphaned cub, and raised at her home in Kenya. But as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision that she must be returned to the wild when she was old enough to fend for herself. Since the first publication of Born Free generations of readers have been enchanted, inspired and moved by its uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa. Rediscover the original story, in the words of the woman who reared Elsa and walked with the lions, in this new edition, with an introduction by John Rendall.
Queen of Shaba
- 192 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden



