The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 97
For a moment or two the fish did not appear to realize what had happened as,
standing perpendicularly in the water with his white belly towards me, he shook
his head from side to side, and then, possibly frightened by the dangling spoon ...
For a moment or two the fish did not appear to realize what had happened as,
standing perpendicularly in the water with his white belly towards me, he shook
his head from side to side, and then, possibly frightened by the dangling spoon ...
Page 99
When the fish at last had been safely landed, I asked the brothers if they ate fish,
and on receiving their eager answer that they most certainly did, when they could
get any, I told them I would give them the fish we had just landed — a mahseer ...
When the fish at last had been safely landed, I asked the brothers if they ate fish,
and on receiving their eager answer that they most certainly did, when they could
get any, I told them I would give them the fish we had just landed — a mahseer ...
Page 100
movements on the face of the rock but were now beginning to return, and
presently an exclamation from the brothers, and an excited pointing of fingers,
drew my attention to a big fish downstream where the shingle bottom ended and
the deep ...
movements on the face of the rock but were now beginning to return, and
presently an exclamation from the brothers, and an excited pointing of fingers,
drew my attention to a big fish downstream where the shingle bottom ended and
the deep ...
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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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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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