The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 49
Waiting a suitable length of time, I raised the rifle and covered the stone,
intending to fire the moment it was again obscured ; but there is a limit to the time
a heavy rifle can be held to the shoulder, and when the limit had been reached I ...
Waiting a suitable length of time, I raised the rifle and covered the stone,
intending to fire the moment it was again obscured ; but there is a limit to the time
a heavy rifle can be held to the shoulder, and when the limit had been reached I ...
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
trap.
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
trap.
Page 122
We were now quite satisfied that no animal bigger than a rat could approach the
kill and eat any portion of it without meeting death in one form or another, so
throwing off the safety- catches of the rifles, we returned to the village. Fifty yards
from ...
We were now quite satisfied that no animal bigger than a rat could approach the
kill and eat any portion of it without meeting death in one form or another, so
throwing off the safety- catches of the rifles, we returned to the village. Fifty yards
from ...
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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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