Horizon Fever II
Description
Even before Archibald Edmund Filby (Victoria Twead's roguish uncle) embarked on his famous African expeditions, he took advantage of a government-sponsored scheme to migrate to Australia. It was 1921 and his daredevil nature soon had him performing reckless feats as a buckjumper in a popular circus rodeo.
Whilst trekking through this vast continent, he embraced the opportunity to become a jockey, photographer, actor, pilot, car salesman and pearl diver. But Australia was just a stepping stone for Archie to explore many other colourful far-eastern countries including India, Singapore, Borneo, Java and China.
Horizon Fever II covers explorer A E Filby's early years and his descriptions, although utterly fascinating, sometimes make uncomfortable reading.
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CONTENTS
1. Uncle Archie1
2. The Horizon Chaser7
3. Royal Mail Ship Orsova11
4. Australia17
5. Life in Australia25
6. An ill-fated expedition through the wilds of south-west Australia.31
7. Tally Ho! The Tallyman. A Narrow Squeak.35
8. The Taming of a Tartar37
9. Bell's Bonza Buckjumping Broncos and Bullocks43
10. The Donkey Race for Boys51
11. Trekking55
12. Camp-Fire Tales59
13. Trekking, Continued63
14. Still Trekking67
15. From Trekking to Photography71
16. From Photography to Hunting75
17. From Hunter to Actor77
18. From Actor to Hotel Representative81
19. From Hotel Representative to Realty Development85
20. Touring in Northern Queensland87
21. A Visit to Tasmania (1925)99
22. A Remarkable Adventure by Motor Combination103
23. A Duel with Sabres on Thursday Island107
24. By Sailing Lugger through the Pacific109
25. A Glorious Expedition113
26. Three Months on the Island of Ceylon117
27. Borneo and Sarawak119
28. Java121
29. Oriental Ways125
30. More Pearl Diving and I visit Bali129
31. Tiger! Tiger!133
32. Motor Business in the Far East137
33. India147
34. Hindoo153
35. Singapore, India, Burma [Myanmar], Thailand and China155
36. Through Persia, Iraq and back to the United Kingdom163
