J H Patterson, the man-eaters of Tsavo, and a unique mystery novel

John Henry Patterson   (10 November 1867 - 18 June 1947) 

was a contemporary of  James Edward  “Jim” Corbett 

 (25 July 1875 - 19 April 1955).

Link for the above photo:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Henry_Patterson.jpg

Further link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Patterson_(author)

Both Patterson and Corbett were British soldiers, both were hunters, 

and both are connected to Kenya.



Link giving an article on Jim Corbett,
including information on the part of his life
which was spent in Kenya:

http://journeytoaah.blogspot.com/2016/01/jim-corbett-man-eaters-of-kumaon-from.html

Jim Corbett killed several man-eating tigers and leopards

in India, and later wrote a number of books, including

"Man-Eaters of Kumaon".

J H Patterson authored several books as well, 

the most well-known being 

“The Man-Eaters of Tsavo”.  

By the way,  to know  how to pronounce

the word  "Tsavo",  click the link below

to hear an audio pronunciation:

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=tsavo&submit=Submit

(www.howjsay.com is a good, reputable
audio pronunciation dictionary,

and it is available free online)

In 1898, Patterson was sent to a part of East Africa

 -- present-day Kenya -- to oversee the construction 

of a railway bridge in Tsavo.  

His book recounts his experiences with

the nightmarish man-eating lions 

that were preying on the railway workers 

and local people in that area of Kenya. 

Eventually, after several perilous attempts, 

Patterson managed to kill the two man-eaters.   

Here is a photo of his book:

Link for the above photo:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Man-eaters_of_Tsavo_book_cover.jpg

Incidentally, the  "Man-eaters of Tsavo"  book
can be read for free online, for instance at the
Project Gutenberg site:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3810/3810-h/3810-h.htm

Not long afterwards, Patterson for a while

became a Game Warden, overseeing

the wildlife reserves in East Africa.

Further, here is  a novel  which is connected to Tsavo

and the well-known pair of man-eating lions in 1898.

The book is unique -- I believe it is the one and only 

reincarnation novel in the world 

which is based on the real-life man-eaters of Tsavo.

It tells a story of murder, mystery, romance, and

reincarnation...

♥ Link to the above e-book on Amazon Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ZPVTCK

♥  Further, to read a sample for free --

i.e.    8 chapters

of the novel

"I met you in that past life A"

you can click on the link below: ♥

http://serene-journey-to-happiness.blogspot.sg/2013/06/read-them-here-for-free-first-8.html

Enjoy!    ♥