Jungle LoreJim Corbett, naturalist, shikari, and conservationist is famous for his tales of hunting in the Indian Jungle. Many years before the issues of conservation became understood, Corbett was obsessed with the jungle and animals of the Kumaon hills. This new edition of Jungle Lore offers Corbett's own story of his life and career. At the heart of the narrative is a cry for sensitivity to the fragility of nature, and despair over mankind's divorce from his environment--a message as vibrant today as it ever was. |
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User Review - paulzorn - LibraryThingI loved this book as a boy in India. Corbett's jungle adventures were exactly the sort of thing I would have wanted to do. Corbett is also a fine stylist and a sharp but self-deprecating observer. What a guy. Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Jungle Lore Oxford India paperbacks |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 172 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Sports & Recreation / Outdoor Skills |
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