Joy Adamson litter of two cubs before the publication of "Queen of Shaba", Joy Adamson's posthumous and final book. During her lifetime, she created more than 500 paintings and line drawings. Her work included the people of Kenya, botanical and animal paintings, and studies of Elsa. On 3 January 1980, in Shaba National Reserve in Kenya, Joy Adamson's body was discovered by her assistant, Peter Morson (whose name has sometimes been reported as Pieter Mawson). He mistakenly assumed she had been killed by a lion, and this was what was initially reported by the media. She was several weeks shy of her
Bartlett Adamson of his books varied widely and ranged from children's books to collections of leftist political verse. He was a campaigner for civil liberties and often used his writing to try and improve the condition of ordinary people. He died suddenly, on 4 November 1951, while addressing a crowd in the Domain, Sydney. The following is a selection of his publications. Bartlett Adamson George Ernest “Bartlett” Adamson (22 December 1884 – 4 November 1951) was an Australian journalist, poet, author and political activist. Adamson was born at Cascade, Ringarooma, Tasmania, on 22 December 1884 to a Scottish miner, George Adamson, and