Tree Tops

Jim Corbett’s final work is memoir recounting Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s February?5–6,?1952 visit to Treetops Hotel in Kenya. From his vantage in the treehouse, Corbett vividly describes the wildlife—elephants, rhinos, waterbuck, baboons, warthogs—and converses with the royals about personal and exotic topics before delivering the news of the King’s passing the next morning. The tone is reflective, understated, and atmospheric—a fitting farewell from a renowned naturalist who bore witness to a royal succession under the cover of the African night.

Country Of Origin: India