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storytelling comes very naturally to Jim Corbett. - Goodreads Very vivd imagery and generates good tension. - Goodreads His portrayal of the natives is respectful and honest. - Goodreads His storytelling style is easy and conversational. - Goodreads Corbett is a natural writer. - Goodreads User Review - Flag as inappropriate A very good book for people interested in Shikar during olden days in India. Review: Man-Eaters of KumaonUser Review - Prafulla Mannewar - GoodreadsJim Corbett proved again that no one understand the jungle and wildlife better than him.The book contains not only stories about man eating tigers but also explain why these tigers develop man-eating tendencies.Most of the stories are from British Raj. Good read Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesAlmora animal approached arrived blood trail buffalo bullet bungalow bushes camp carried cattle Champawat chital Chuka climbed cooee crossed Dalkania dead dense distance edge face feet fifty yards fired followed foot Garhwal ghooral girl goats going gone grass hand head Headman heard hill hillside hind hour human hundred yards Ibbotson John Steinbeck jungle kakar Kala Agar kill Kosi River Kumaon Ladhya langur later leaving ledge legs leopard looking lying machan mahseer miles minutes morning move Naini night occasion open ground party path peafowl pool pug marks ravine returned ridge rifle Robin rock rope sambur saplings scrub seen shoot shot shouting side sight sitting skin slope sound spot stalk started steep story stream Tahsildar Tanakpur Thak thirty yards tigress told track tree turned undergrowth valley victim village walk woman wounded Bibliographic information
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