The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 24
What reason they had for thinking that the leopard crossed from bank to bank of
the Alaknanda river by the Rudraprayag suspension bridge I do not know ;
anyway they decided to confine their efforts to this bridge and shoot the leopard
as it ...
What reason they had for thinking that the leopard crossed from bank to bank of
the Alaknanda river by the Rudraprayag suspension bridge I do not know ;
anyway they decided to confine their efforts to this bridge and shoot the leopard
as it ...
Page 40
The first time I met this fearsome jhula I was foolish enough to ask the toll-
collector, who for the payment of one pice permitted me to risk my life on it,
whether the bridge was ever tested or repaired. His answer, given as he ran a
speculative ...
The first time I met this fearsome jhula I was foolish enough to ask the toll-
collector, who for the payment of one pice permitted me to risk my life on it,
whether the bridge was ever tested or repaired. His answer, given as he ran a
speculative ...
Page 53
I discounted the possibility of the leopard having crossed the Chatwapipal bridge,
for no matter how great the shock he had received by the discharge of my heavy
rifle a few feet from his head, it was not possible that he would have covered ...
I discounted the possibility of the leopard having crossed the Chatwapipal bridge,
for no matter how great the shock he had received by the discharge of my heavy
rifle a few feet from his head, it was not possible that he would have covered ...
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User Review - CeiliOkeefe - LibraryThingA classic tale from the northern edge of India set in 1925 and told with poetic simplicity by a very brave, humane and observant man. I first read this book as a teenager and have reread it many times ... Read full review
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User Review - Stbalbach - LibraryThingJim Corbett's second book, following his classic Man Eaters of Kummaon. In the first book, each chapter is a self-contained unit, concerning 1 tiger and Corbett's story how he hunted and killed it ... Read full review
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Alaknanda Alaknanda river animal Badrinath barking bazaar Bhainswara bridge bushes called carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark depression distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath Garhwal gin-trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hillside hind human kills hundred yards Inspection Bungalow kakar Kedarnath killing the leopard lantern later leaving left bank leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer man-eating leopard Mandakini river mango-tree meal minutes morning mountain Naini path patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison possible prayag previous night pug marks pundit ravine rifle river rock Rudra sadhu sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps suspension bridge telescopic sight thornbushes tiger told took track trap tree veranda village walk watched woman
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Authors | Jim Corbett, Raymond Sheppard |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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