The Splendid Outcast: African Stories.
San Francisco:: North Point Press, 1987. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine price-clipped dust jacket. Primarily known for her lyrical autobiography West with the Night, Markham also wrote works of fiction. Her stories reflect her interests; horses, aviation, Africa. Several spring from real events--bidding at a horse auction, flying through a violent storm, 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.The eight short works of fiction in this collection include: Something I remember; The Captain and his Horse; The Splendid Outcast; Brothers Are the Same; Appointment in Khartoum; Your Heart Will Tell You; The Transformation; The Quitter. Item #28991
ISBN: 0865473013
Price: $65.00