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The Splendid Outcast: Beryl Markham's African Stories
The Splendid Outcast Beryl Markham's African Stories Author:Beryl Markham Readers of Beryl Markham's lyrical autobiography, West With the Night, will enjoy The Splendid Outcast, a collection of her short stories, originally published in magazines. — The stories reflect her interests; horses, aviation, Africa. Several spring from real events--bidding at a horse auction, flying through a violent sto... more »rm, a lion's attack. Others are romances and adventures, typical of the war years when they were written. All are set against the backdrop of an Africa with which she was on intimate terms.