The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 32
Page 48
But regrets are vain , and who can say that the fourteen people who died later
would have had a longer span of life if the leopard had not buried his teeth in
their throats ? And again , even if the light had arrived in time there is no certainty
that I ...
But regrets are vain , and who can say that the fourteen people who died later
would have had a longer span of life if the leopard had not buried his teeth in
their throats ? And again , even if the light had arrived in time there is no certainty
that I ...
Page 52
lacked a night - shooting light and would telegraph to Calcutta for one , he said
the least the Government could do for me was to provide me with a light ; and he
promised to have the best one procurable waiting for me at Rudraprayag .
Though ...
lacked a night - shooting light and would telegraph to Calcutta for one , he said
the least the Government could do for me was to provide me with a light ; and he
promised to have the best one procurable waiting for me at Rudraprayag .
Though ...
Page 67
This light was a heavy and cumbersome affair , and as Ibbotson insisted on my
taking the shot , I attached it to my rifle with some little difficulty . An hour after
dark a succession of angry roars apprised us of the fact that the leopard was in
the ...
This light was a heavy and cumbersome affair , and as Ibbotson insisted on my
taking the shot , I attached it to my rifle with some little difficulty . An hour after
dark a succession of angry roars apprised us of the fact that the leopard was in
the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able Alaknanda animal appeared approached arrived asked bank blood body bridge bungalow called carried climb close crossed dark dead decided direction distance dogs door early eaten fear feet field fifty fire fish five followed foot four Garhwal give goat gone grass ground half hand head heard hill hope human hundred yards Ibbotson jungle kill later leaving leopard light lived look lying man-eater miles minutes morning mountain never night object passed path pilgrims poison position possible pug marks ravine reached returned rifle river road rock Rudraprayag seen shelter shoot short shot showed side sight sitting sleep sound started steps taken tell tiger told took track trap tree turned village waiting walk watched wide woman
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |