I like the old stuff. From the preface to the Finaughty book, "The value, if any, in the following pages, lies in the fact that they give a picture of a time now past which will never return." That about sums it up for me.

These books can be read online or downloaded at archive.org.

The Recollections of William Finaughty


The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter - WDM Bell



I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.
Mark Twain