An Elephant for Aristotle

What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant? *** After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax a cavalry commander to deliver the animal to Aristotle in Athens. *** Leon leads a motley crew of companions (and the elephant) from India to Greece encountering all sorts of dangers and adventures while attempting the long and arduous journey. *** An amazing narrative vehicle for the display of ... a fairly complete composite of the life and times of which the author writes.-The Chicago Daily Tribune *** By hybridizing a Middle-Eastern travelogue with an Alexandrine comedy of manners the author has produced a specimen only slightly less rare then elephants in Westchester-to wit a historical novel with a sense of humor.-The New York Times