The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 48
It was not until some hours later that I learnt that the man who so gallantly braved both the leopard and the storm had done a forced march of over thirty miles from Pauri to bring me the electric night - shooting light the Government ...
It was not until some hours later that I learnt that the man who so gallantly braved both the leopard and the storm had done a forced march of over thirty miles from Pauri to bring me the electric night - shooting light the Government ...
Page 52
a - 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 ...
a - 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 fire fish five followed foot four Garhwal getting 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 |
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