Use coupon code “MARCH20” for a 20% discount on all items! Valid until 31-03-2025

Login / Register

Royal Mail express delivery to UK destinations

Regular sales and promotions

Stock updates every 20 minutes!

A Lion Called Christian

A Lion Called Christian

2 in stock

Firm sale: non returnable item

SKU 9780553820607 Categories Biographies & Memoirs, Products

Select Guide Rating
Anthony 'Ace' Bourke and John Rendall visited London from Australia in 1969 and bought a boisterous lion cub in Harrods. Ace and John did not return to see their lion for a year. A Lion Called Christian tells their touching story, accompanied by stunning photographs.

I...

£10.99

Buy new:

Delivery: UK delivery Only. Usually dispatched in 1-2 working days.

Shipping details

Shipping costs: All shipping costs calculated in the cart or during the checkout process.

Standard service (normally 2-3 working days): 48hr Tracked service.

Premium service (next working day): 24hr Tracked service – signature service included.

Royal mail: 24 & 48hr Tracked: Trackable items weighing up to 20kg are tracked to door and are inclusive of text and email with ‘Leave in Safe Place’ options, but are non-signature services. Examples of service expected: Standard 48hr service – if ordered before 3pm on Thursday then expected delivery would be on Saturday. If Premium 24hr service used, then expected delivery would be Friday.

Signature Service: This service is only available for tracked items.

Leave in Safe Place: This option is available at no additional charge for tracked services.

Description
Additional information

Description

Product ID:	9780553820607
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	A Lion Called Christian
Authors:	Author: Anthony Bourke, John Rendall
Page Count:	240
Subjects:	Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Animals and society, Animals & society
Description:	Select Guide Rating Anthony 'Ace' Bourke and John Rendall visited London from Australia in 1969 and bought a boisterous lion cub in Harrods. Ace and John did not return to see their lion for a year. A Lion Called Christian tells their touching story, accompanied by stunning photographs. In 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild. Anthony ''Ace'' Bourke and John Rendall visited London from Australia in 1969 and bought a boisterous lion cub in Harrods. But Christian soon grew from cuddly cub to King of the Kings Road in London, and the only way to avoid him being incarcerated in a zoo was to place him under the expert care of George Adamson in Kenya. Ace and John did not return to see their lion for a year. A Lion Called Christian tells their touching story, accompanied by stunning photographs. It''s a unique and extraordinary tale of its time that resonates again today with a worldwide audience, thanks to the internet age, and is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.
Imprint Name:	Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of
Publisher Name:	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2010-03-18