The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 21
Page 43
I have already admitted that I had very little previous experience of man - eating
leopards , but I had met a few man - eating tigers , and from the time I left the tree
until I reached the bungalow I took every precaution to guard against a sudden ...
I have already admitted that I had very little previous experience of man - eating
leopards , but I had met a few man - eating tigers , and from the time I left the tree
until I reached the bungalow I took every precaution to guard against a sudden ...
Page 54
There were two means of reaching this platform , one by swarming along the
cables , which ran through holes near the ... of bamboo connected 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 ... of bamboo connected with thin sticks
loosely held in position with string - only reached to within four feet of the platform
.
Page 116
... which had reached up and smothered the medlar - tree . Lying huddled up
between the steep bank and the rose - bush , with her head against the bank ,
with every vestige of clothing stripped from her , and with her naked body flecked
with ...
... which had reached up and smothered the medlar - tree . Lying huddled up
between the steep bank and the rose - bush , with her head against the bank ,
with every vestige of clothing stripped from her , and with her naked body flecked
with ...
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 |