To see the transcribed text with images (if possible) use the FB2 version. This little book has no great merit, being merely written to fit into the series of books that RM Ballantyne wrote for people of slender means. We give here a list of the chapter headings, by way of giving a little peep into the book. 1. Begins to Unfold the Tale of the Lions by Describing the Lion of the Tale. 2. Sport Begins in Earnest. 3. In which Great Deeds are Done, and Tom Brown has a Narrow Escape. 4. Tom Sees Wonderful Sights, and at last has his Dreams Fulfilled. 5. More about Lions! 6. Gives a Few Hints to Would-be Hunters, and a Friend in Need is Introduced. 7. Describes River Hunting. 8. Shows that too High a Price is Sometimes Paid for Success in Hunting. 9. The Last. First published 1879.