The fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic story of Elsa the lioness and the woman who cared for her. Fifty years ago Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa the lioness, whom she had rescued as an orphaned cub, and raised at her home in Kenya. But as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision that she must be returned to the wild when she was old enough to fend for herself. Since the first publication of I?Born Free' and its sequels I?Living Free' and I?Forever Free', generations of readers have been enchanted, inspired and moved by these books' uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa. Here is the chance to rediscover the original story in this 50th anniversary edition, in the words of the woman who reared Elsa and walked with the lions.

"First published 1966 by Collins and Harvill Press as The story of Elsa"--T.p. verso.