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Stanley Portal Hyatt

English explorer, hunter, and writer

Died when: 37 years 179 days (449 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Stanley Portal Hyatt

Stanley Portal Hyatt (2 January 1877 – 30 June 1914) was an English explorer, hunter, and writer.Hyatt left his comfortable family home and struck out around the world c. 1896.

He arrived in Africa to seek his fortune during 1898.In his written works, Hyatt describes his life and experiences in Australia, Rhodesia and the Philippines.

He wrote fluently and skilfully about life on "The Road", and about his fellow-riders and his animals.Hyatt had a bitter contempt for commercially inspired progress, vehemently defending the "underdog" whenever he could, and was a savage critic of The Establishment.

The Old Transport Road and The Diary of a Soldier of Fortune are his famous works.


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