This volume is part of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh critical edition, which brings together all of Waugh's writings for the first time. A Tourist in Africa was Waugh's final travel book, and one of his most interesting. This edition illuminates the work's historical, cultural, and biographical details, and provides a complete textual history. It can fairly be said that Patrick Query has managed what seemed an insuperable task. He made an interesting and entertaining book out of A Tourist in Africa. After reading the introductory material, I reread the text and found it overall quite enjoyable and informative.