From DJ flap - To the Victorians, Frederick Courteney Selous was the greatest big-game hunter them all. In some forty-four years hunting, Selous achieved world fame - both from the sheer audacity of his exploits in the bush, and from his considerable skill in recounting his adventures through books and lectures. Know to the popular press of the day as the Mighty Nimrod, his formidable reputations a hunter and explorer brought him into contact with many of the leading figures of his age. (Description by http-mart)