The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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There were two means of reaching this platform , one by swarming along the cables , which ran through holes near the top of ... with thin sticks loosely held in position with string - only reached to within four feet of the platform .
There were two means of reaching this platform , one by swarming along the cables , which ran through holes near the top of ... with thin sticks loosely held in position with string - only reached to within four feet of the platform .
Page 105
I do not think all three of us would have reached the village alive if I had not , very fortunately , had a full box of matches with me ( Ibbotson at that time was a nonsmoker ) . Striking a match and casting an anxious look all round ...
I do not think all three of us would have reached the village alive if I had not , very fortunately , had a full box of matches with me ( Ibbotson at that time was a nonsmoker ) . Striking a match and casting an anxious look all round ...
Page 143
When I climbed the tree the shadows cast by the snow mountains had reached the Alaknanda . Slowly these shadows crept up the hill and passed me , until only the top of the mountain glowed with red light .
When I climbed the tree the shadows cast by the snow mountains had reached the Alaknanda . Slowly these shadows crept up the hill and passed me , until only the top of the mountain glowed with red light .
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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
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| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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