African Adventure Stories Volume Two

In nearly all cases, the man-eater is an animal well
on in years. He has lost his youthful strength and
agility and the capture of wild game for food has
become' for him a difficult task. He, therefore,
adds man to his diet, because the latter is easier to
procure ; and he appears to be well aware that the
natives fear him and are comparatively helpless
against his attack, for he will, if pressed by hunger,
force his way into the native huts at night.

Innumerable cases of man-eating lions have come
to my personal notice, and perhaps an account of a
my personal recollections with this book, may prove
of interest to some.