Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia

'The most stirring portion of his book...deals with the part which Mr. Selous himself played in suppressing the rising...and the various accounts he gives of the brave deed done by the little band...against the swarms of warriors.' -Morning Post (London), Nov. 5, 1896 'Selous has so considerable a reputation relating to South Africa...the greatest interest attaches to his account ... of the last Matabele war...he was in the thick of it from the beginning; he played a plucky, determined part in all the proceedings.' -The Graphic (London), Nov. 7, 1896 'Selous in reference to the battle in which he was wounded mentioned that many of the Matabele warriors behaved in the bravest manner possible.' -The Yorkshire Herald, Feb. 6, 1894 What personal role did famous South African Big Game hunter Frederick Courteney Selous play in defending settlers during the Matabele uprising in 1896? In 1896, Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917) published a narrative of Matabele war titled 'Sunshine and