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Page 146
From illustrations seen in game books I knew the animal was a red Kashmir deer,
and when it raised its head, I saw it was a hind. On my side of the grassy slope,
and about thirty yards from the edge of the forest, there was a big isolated rock ...
From illustrations seen in game books I knew the animal was a red Kashmir deer,
and when it raised its head, I saw it was a hind. On my side of the grassy slope,
and about thirty yards from the edge of the forest, there was a big isolated rock ...
Page 181
number of men standing on the side of the road, looking down into a field a little
beyond the mango-tree; the men had not seen us and before we got up to them
they turned and moved off towards the pilgrim shelter. One of them however ...
number of men standing on the side of the road, looking down into a field a little
beyond the mango-tree; the men had not seen us and before we got up to them
they turned and moved off towards the pilgrim shelter. One of them however ...
Page 191
When my father returned he told me he had seen the man-eater, and that with his
own eyes he had seen the sahib who had shot it. He also told me of the sweets
that had been distributed that day — his share of which he had brought back for ...
When my father returned he told me he had seen the man-eater, and that with his
own eyes he had seen the sahib who had shot it. He also told me of the sweets
that had been distributed that day — his share of which he had brought back for ...
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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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